M 5.6 in New Zealand on 24 May 2020 19:53 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: 5.6M
Depth: 51.89 Km
Lat/Lon: -40.3929 , 174.966
Event Date: 24 May 2020 19:53 UTC
25 May 2020 07:53 Local
Exposed Population: About 6000 people in MMI
560000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70009pku
Inserted at: 25 May 2020 20:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70009pku Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.63  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1312274 0 24 May 2020 19:53 5.6M, 51.89km 4.97 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:08 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 Wanganui-Manawatu (population 7,308) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
6900 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1312274 -40.393/174.966 5.6 51.9 4.286 24 May 2020 20:08 00:15 (new episode)
2 0 1312274 -40.393/174.966 5.6 51.9 4.225 24 May 2020 20:17 00:23 (upd of #1)
3 0 1312274 -40.393/174.966 5.6 51.9 4.966 24 May 2020 20:27 00:34 (upd of #2)
4 0 1312274 -40.393/174.966 5.6 51.9 4.97 24 May 2020 21:56 02:02 (upd of #3)
5 0 1312274 -40.393/174.966 5.6 51.9 4.97 25 May 2020 20:01 1d 00:08 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand 7300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tangimoana Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 27 km
Waitarere Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 27 km
Foxton Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village 4800 people 28 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Foxpine 11 0 27 km

More information

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