M 4.5 in New Zealand on 18 Nov 2016 15:55 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 1098747
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -42.5599 , 173.1457
Event Date: 18 Nov 2016 15:55 UTC
19 Nov 2016 04:55 Local
Exposed Population:
About 19637 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Nov 2016 16:22 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007a1v 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.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1559 | About casualties: 18 | Last hour: 0

Japan Schweres Erdbeben erschüttert Fukushima – Behörden warnen vor we ... Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:48:00 +0100.

Der Erdstoss löste Panik unter den Menschen aus, die sich an das schwere Beben der Stärke 9,0 vom März 2011 erinnert fühlten. Damals waren 18'500 Menschen gestorben. Nach Behördenangaben wurden 14 Menschen leicht verletzt, darunter drei ält
...(more)
Sisma magnitudo 6,9 e tsunami in Giappone, vicino Fukushima-VIDEOTue, 22 Nov 2016 11:48:00 +0100.

Milano, 22 nov. (askanews) - Incubo terremoto in Giappone. Un sisma di magnitudo 6.9 ha colpito il nordest del paese provocando uno tsunami che ha colpito la zona di Fukushima, già devastata dalla scossa del 2011 che provocò la morte di 18.
...(more)
Tsunami-alarm in Japan weer opgehevenTue, 22 Nov 2016 11:48:00 +0100.

Aan de oostkust van Japan is de waarschuwing voor een risico op een tsunami vandaag opgeheven, zeven uren na een hevige aardbeving die tsunamigolven tot een meter heeft veroorzaakt. Dat maakte het nationale meteorologische agentschap bekend
...(more)
زلزال بقوة 7.4 درجات يضرب اليابان وتحذيرات من حدوث تسونامي أصيب 12 شخص ... Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:47:00 +0100.

أصيب 12 شخصا بجروح في زلزال ضرب اليابان، صباح اليوم الثلاثاء، بقوة 7.4 درجة على سلم ريشتر. ورفعت وكالة الأرصاد الجوية اليابانية، التحذير من موجات المد العاتي "تسونامي" الذي أصدرته في وقت سابق من اليوم. وأشارت الوكالة، الى أنه من المتوقع حدو
...(more)

View more news

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),