M 6.2 in New Zealand on 15 Feb 2016 19:28 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 1080682
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -49.0667 , 164.456
Event Date: 15 Feb 2016 19:28 UTC
16 Feb 2016 06:28 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Feb 2016 19:48 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  
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 777 | About casualties: 28 | Last hour: 0

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NCC to finalize tests on warning system by AprilFri, 19 Feb 2016 18:22:00 +0100.

The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said that it is aiming to finish testing a natural disaster public warning system before April, adding that mobile phone users would not be able to receive warnings from the service unl
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Be truly independent – Kuffour counsels ECFri, 19 Feb 2016 17:52:00 +0100.

Egyeikrom (C/R), Feb. 19, GNA – Former President John Agyekum Kuffour has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to be truly independent in the discharge of its mandate as a referee in the November 7 polls. Officials of the Commission, he
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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),