M 5.9 in Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. on 22 Nov 2016 00:19 UTC
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: 5.9M
Depth: 9.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -40.5894 , 177.088
Event Date: 22 Nov 2016 00:19 UTC
22 Nov 2016 12:19 Local
Exposed Population: About 13000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007ba5
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2016 19:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007ba5 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1147763 0 22 Nov 2016 00:19 5.6M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1147766 0 22 Nov 2016 00:19 6M, 10km 4.59 20 thousand (in 100km) 01:07 NEIC
1147790 0 22 Nov 2016 00:19 5.9M, 10km 4.48 20 thousand (in 100km) 05:58 NEIC
1147882 0 22 Nov 2016 00:19 5.9M, 9.6km 4.34 10 thousand (in 100km) 18:58 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 25,413) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1147763 -40.596/177.009 5.6 10 0 22 Nov 2016 00:43 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1147766 -40.61/177.028 6 10 4.59 22 Nov 2016 01:28 01:08 (new episode)
3 0 1147790 -40.569/177.023 5.9 10 4.48 22 Nov 2016 06:25 06:05 (new episode)
4 0 1147882 -40.589/177.088 5.9 9.6 4.34 22 Nov 2016 19:19 18:59 (new episode)
5 0 1147882 -40.589/177.088 5.9 9.6 4.34 22 Nov 2016 19:28 19:08 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand 25000 people
Hawke's Bay New Zealand 78000 people
Wellington New Zealand 1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Porangahau Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 47 km
Pongaroa Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 69 km
Waipukurau Hawke's Bay New Zealand City 3900 people 77 km
Elsthorpe Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 77 km
Waipawa Hawke's Bay New Zealand City - 81 km
Otane Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village <1000 people 84 km
Makotuku Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 85 km
Takapau Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village <1000 people 85 km
Matamau Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 88 km
Norsewood Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 89 km
Dannevirke Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village 5400 people 89 km
Ongaonga Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 91 km
Ashley Clinton Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 96 km
Tikokino Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 98 km
Woodville Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village 1500 people 100 km
Pahiatua Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village 2600 people 100 km
Havelock North Hawke's Bay New Zealand City - 103 km
Hastings Hawke's Bay New Zealand City 61000 people 107 km
Clive Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 113 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
Waipukurau 131 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 78 km
Dannevirke 194 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 89 km
Hastings 22 Civ. Paved No 3500 107 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Turnagain New Zealand 36 km

More information

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