M 4.7 in New Zealand on 21 Jul 2013 06:59 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1000583
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.6215 , 174.4
Event Date: 21 Jul 2013 06:59 UTC
21 Jul 2013 18:59 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2013 09:56 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 436 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Association Initiatives Dionysiennes réaffirme son oppositionTue, 23 Jul 2013 02:54:00 +0200.

Réponse de l'Association Initiatives Dionysiennes aux deux enquêtes publiques sur la Route en Mer, La première portant sur le domaine maritime, La seconde portant sur l'environnement (Loi sur l'eau) 22 Juillet 2013. 1°) Enquête publique por
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Crippled Japanese nuclear plant likely leaking radioactive water into ... Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:49:00 +0200.

TOKYO — A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was likely leaking contaminated water into the sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts.Tokyo Electric Power Co.
The Beehive, New Zealand’s Parliament Building, is Not Earthquake-Proo ... Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:32:00 +0200.

One of the highlights of a tour of New Zealand's Parliament building in Wellington, more popularly called the Beehive, is a short video clip on the building being earthquake-proof.
N.Z. Seismologists Study Wellington Quake Risk as City Re-OpensTue, 23 Jul 2013 02:25:00 +0200.

seismologists are trying to determine whether the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck Wellington two days ago has increased the chances of a much bigger rupture occurring under the capital city. The July 21 tremor, which was centered offsh
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),