Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 11:12 UTC

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M 5.8 in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 11:12 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:	10.37 Km
Lat/Lon:	-42.3902 , 173.6554
Event Date:	13 Nov 2016 11:12 UTC 14 Nov 2016 00:12 Local
Exposed Population:	About 20000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007798
Inserted at:	13 Nov 2016 12:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007798	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1146537		0	13 Nov 2016 11:12	5.8M, 10.37km	6.77	20 thousand (in 100km)		01:41	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 Nelson-Marlborough (population 397) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	2600 people
	<1000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1146537	-42.39/173.655	5.8	10.37	6.77	13 Nov 2016 12:55	01:42	(new episode)
	2	0	1146537	-42.39/173.655	5.8	10.37	6.77	13 Nov 2016 13:16	02:03	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	<1000 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	<1000 people
Canterbury	New Zealand	<1000 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	38000 people
Canterbury	New Zealand	190000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kaikoura	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	2 km
Cheviot	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	56 km
Waiau	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	58 km
Rotherham	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	67 km
Hammer	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	69 km
Hammer Springs	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	69 km
Ward	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	74 km
Culverden	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	78 km
Seddon	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	87 km
Renwick	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	99 km
Blenheim	Marlborough	New Zealand	City	28000 people	100 km
Waikari	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	101 km
Hawarden	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	102 km
Waipara	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	104 km
Spring Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	106 km
Tuamarina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	109 km
Amberley	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1100 people	113 km
Leithfield	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	116 km
Sefton	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	125 km
Woodend	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	3000 people	131 km
Rangiora	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	12000 people	134 km
Southbrook	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	135 km
Kaiapoi	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	11000 people	137 km
Belfast	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	144 km
Christchurch	Canterbury	New Zealand	Major city	360000 people	151 km

see full list

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
	Woodbourne	BHE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	98 km
	Christchurch International	CHC	37	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10700	153 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kaikoura	NZKBZ	New Zealand	3 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	89 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	89 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Waihopai	Waihopai	1927	82 km
		Taylor	Taylor	n/a	94 km

More information

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