M 5.2 in New Zealand on 09 Feb 2016 00:39 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 1080256
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 50.77 Km
Lat/Lon: -42.1293 , 173.0751
Event Date: 09 Feb 2016 00:39 UTC
09 Feb 2016 13:39 Local
Exposed Population:
109724 people within 100km
Inserted at: 09 Feb 2016 01:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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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Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1123 | About casualties: 64 | Last hour: 0

In grief, former fisherman relentlessly builds crafts for son killed i ... Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:10:00 +0100.

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--Handcrafted butterflies, fish, flowers, dolls and other works cover the walls, windows and ceiling of a room in Tokuhiko Takezawa’s home. So numerous are these colorful creations that they threaten to overwhelm th
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World: UNICEF: Radio is vital for communicating during emergenciesFri, 12 Feb 2016 23:58:00 +0100.

NEW YORK, 12 February 2016 – “There is no question of the value of radio when disasters occur. “The radio has been what we have turned to for generations when the world is falling apart –whether from war, from earthquake, from tsunami, or f
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Indonesia: Powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia: USGSFri, 12 Feb 2016 23:58:00 +0100.

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Friday 2/12/2016 - 10:19 GMT. A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia late Friday, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued, US seismologists said. The earthquake hit at 5:02 pm local tim
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Nepal: Infrastructure Manager (Nepalese Nationals Only)Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:58:00 +0100.

Job Title: Infrastructure Manager Team/Programme: Infrastructure Programme. Base Location: Kathmandu with frequent field visit Grade: 7. Contract Length : Till December 2016 with possibility of extension. Reporting to: EQ DTL-Operations. CH
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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 (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),