M 5.8 in New Zealand on 24 Nov 2018 23:42 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -47.9307 , 165.46
Event Date: 24 Nov 2018 23:42 UTC
25 Nov 2018 10:42 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hw91
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2018 00:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hw91 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1238207 0 24 Nov 2018 23:42 5.8M, 10km 3.92 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in New Zealand ,of Southland (population 10) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1238207 -47.931/165.46 5.8 10 3.92 25 Nov 2018 00:03 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1238207 -47.931/165.46 5.8 10 3.92 25 Nov 2018 01:45 02:03 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Southland New Zealand <1000 people
Otago New Zealand <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Snares Island New Zealand 81 km
South West Cape New Zealand 169 km
Port Pegasus New Zealand 186 km

More information

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