M 4.8 in New Zealand on 15 Jan 2022 03:21 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 25.43 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.0002 , 179.4505
Event Date: 15 Jan 2022 03:21 UTC
15 Jan 2022 15:21 Local
Exposed Population:
2 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000gc6c
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2022 03:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000gc6c Scaled population (vector) 2.23  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.33  
  INFORM_normalised 0.63  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1421295 0 15 Jan 2022 03:21 4.8M, 25.43km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in New Zealand , County of East Cape.

Radius Population
100 km 1700 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East Cape New Zealand -
Bay of Plenty New Zealand -
Hawke's Bay New Zealand -
Waikato New Zealand 39000 people
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand -
Auckland New Zealand 320000 people
Wellington New Zealand 150000 people
Taranaki New Zealand -
Northland New Zealand -

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
East Cape New Zealand 86 km
Tokomaru New Zealand 99 km

More information

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