M 4.7 in New Zealand on 16 Nov 2016 23:39 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 1098600
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 19.39 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.793 , 174.3248
Event Date: 16 Nov 2016 23:39 UTC
17 Nov 2016 12:39 Local
Exposed Population:
390944 people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2016 00:01 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007944 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1043 | About casualties: 16 | Last hour: 0

Quake rebuild demands urgent tax law change - NZ FirstSun, 20 Nov 2016 21:42:00 +0100.

New Zealand First says the government must change the Income Tax Act 2007 to help businesses rebuild after the 7.8 earthquake. "A simple change to the Income Tax Act would supercharge the coming rebuild and earthquake strengthening througho
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No hay que subestimarlo, Donald Trump es peligroso: diputadosSun, 20 Nov 2016 21:39:00 +0100.

El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sigue siendo "un tsunami de la más alta peligrosidad" que no se termina de dimensionar, aseguró el presidente de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores de la Cámara de Diputados, el priist
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Uccide sua moglie a coltellate dopo una lite, poi fugge e fa perdere l ... Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:24:00 +0100.

la moglie nel sonno con un martello : voleva partire per fare turismo sessuale : AUGUSTA - Un uomo di 53 anni, Horst Koenig, è stato condannato all'ergastolo per aver ucciso con un martello la moglie ad Augusta, in Germania. L'omicidio si è
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New signs detail the historical significance of the Spitfire, Hurrican ... Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:17:00 +0100.

An unveiling ceremony today in Windsor’s Jackson Park pays tribute to the aircraft that played a significant role in Canada’s military history. Three new mounted signs detailing the historic significance of the Spitfire, the Hurricane and t
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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),