Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 19:28 UTC

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M 5.1 in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 19:28 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:	5.1M
Depth:	8 Km
Lat/Lon:	-41.73 , 174.34
Event Date:	13 Nov 2016 19:28 UTC 14 Nov 2016 08:28 Local
Exposed Population:	400000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100077ef
Inserted at:	13 Nov 2016 20:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us100077ef	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
1146666		0	13 Nov 2016 19:28	5.1M, 8km	N/A	400 thousand (in 100km)		00:43	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 594) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	4900 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1146666	-41.73/174.34	5.1	8	0	16 Nov 2016 00:46	2d 05:17	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	<1000 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	4900 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	40000 people
Wellington	New Zealand	210000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ward	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	20 km
Seddon	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	23 km
Blenheim	Marlborough	New Zealand	City	28000 people	39 km
Spring Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Tuamarina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	46 km
Renwick	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Picton	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	4200 people	55 km
Havelock	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	69 km
Lower Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	100000 people	75 km
Porirua	Wellington	New Zealand	City	51000 people	78 km
Upper Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	36000 people	87 km
Kaikoura	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	92 km
Hope	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	-	107 km
Featherston	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2400 people	107 km
Martinborough	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	1400 people	110 km
Greytown	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2100 people	117 km
Carterton	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	4300 people	127 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	46 km
	Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	49 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	6 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	23 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	56 km
Petone		New Zealand	71 km
Cape Palliser		New Zealand	79 km
Lower Hutt		New Zealand	80 km
Kaikoura	NZKBZ	New Zealand	92 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Taylor	Taylor	n/a	38 km
Waihopai	Waihopai	1927	64 km
Morton	Wainuiomata	1911	75 km

More information

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