M 5 in New Zealand from 15 Nov 2016 19:53 UTC to 19:53

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1098519
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 21.91 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.7155 , 174.4409
Event Date: 15 Nov 2016 19:53 UTC
16 Nov 2016 08:53 Local
Exposed Population:
432772 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2016 20:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100078f2 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
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1384 | About casualties: 24 | Last hour: 0

Calls for 24/7 quake monitoring service 32 minutes agoSat, 19 Nov 2016 19:05:00 +0100.

As aftershocks continue to rattle the country, a petition has been launched urging funding for round-the-clock staff at earthquake monitoring service GeoNet. READ MORE: Damage growing in Wellington with each aftershock The biggest aftershoc
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Oklahoma residents sue energy companiesSat, 19 Nov 2016 18:59:00 +0100.

Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering destructive temblors by injecting wastewater from oil and natural gas production un
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Pawnee Nation lawsuit asks that drilling permits be voidedSat, 19 Nov 2016 18:17:00 +0100.

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to void drilling permits for oil and natural gas wells on tribal land that the tribe alleges cause earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. The lawsuit was filed in U
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How did that get there? New Zealand sea floor becomes a cliff.Sat, 19 Nov 2016 18:15:00 +0100.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook New Zealanders this week stranded residents and tourists, destroyed their homes, and reshaped their world – literally. After the dust had settled, some residents of the South Island realized that thei
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),