M 5.1 in Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. on 27 Nov 2016 00:18 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 1099394
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.1256 , 179.0434
Event Date: 27 Nov 2016 00:18 UTC
27 Nov 2016 12:18 Local
Exposed Population:
About 576 people within 100km
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2016 00:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007cmc 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 268 | About casualties: 9 | Last hour: 0

Bill for Japan's Fukushima cleanup to double to $201BWed, 30 Nov 2016 23:30:00 +0100.

Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 is likely to cost 22.6 trillion yen ($201 billion), slightly more than double a previous estimate, according to a source involved in government discussions on the issue. In 2013, Japan's industry m
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Un millón de niños recibirán juguetes en todo el paísWed, 30 Nov 2016 22:43:00 +0100.

El gobierno se está preparando para realizar la entrega de más de un millón de juguetes a las niñas y niños de todo el país informó este miércoles Rosario Murillo, coordinadora del Consejo de Comunicación y Ciudadanía. Estamos "preparando e
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Un millón de niños recibirán juguetes en todo el paísWed, 30 Nov 2016 22:43:00 +0100.

El gobierno se está preparando para realizar la entrega de más de un millón de juguetes a las niñas y niños de todo el país informó este miércoles Rosario Murillo, coordinadora del Consejo de Comunicación y Ciudadanía. Estamos "preparando e
...(more)
S'pore, Japan enjoy enduring friendship: President TanWed, 30 Nov 2016 22:40:00 +0100.

Two king sago palm trees standing in Singapore's Japanese Garden are "firm and strong", just like the ties between Singapore and Japan. Both Emperor Akihito - who in 1970 planted the trees with his wife Empress Michiko when they were Crown
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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), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), (2), INFORM (1), USGS (2),