M 4.9 in New Zealand on 29 Aug 2020 12:45 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.0192 , 177.118
Event Date: 29 Aug 2020 12:45 UTC
30 Aug 2020 00:45 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000besr
Inserted at: 30 Aug 2020 12:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000besr Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.63  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1329126 0 29 Aug 2020 12:45 4.9M, 10km 2.54 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:04 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 Bay of Plenty.

Radius Population
100 km 2000 people
75 km <1000 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
Bay of Plenty New Zealand -
East Cape New Zealand -
Waikato New Zealand 39000 people
Auckland New Zealand 320000 people
Hawke's Bay New Zealand -
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand -
Northland New Zealand -
Taranaki New Zealand -
Wellington New Zealand 150000 people
Nelson-Marlborough New Zealand -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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