Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 14 May 2022 20:13 UTC

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M 4.5 in New Zealand on 14 May 2022 20:13 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	4.5M
Depth:	49.23 Km
Lat/Lon:	-40.9147 , 174.75
Event Date:	14 May 2022 20:13 UTC 15 May 2022 08:13 Local
Exposed Population:	660 thousand in 100km
Source:	NEIC us6000hl6j
Inserted at:	14 May 2022 21:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000hl6j	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1443308		0	14 May 2022 20:13	4.5M, 49.23km	3.31	660 thousand (in 100km)		01:44	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 Wellington (population 58,926) . The nearest places are Pukerua Bay, Paekakariki, Raumati Beach, Raumati South, Paraparaumu Beach, Raumati, Plimmerton, Paraparaumu, Titahi Bay, Paremata, and Shannon.

Radius	Population
100 km	660000 people
75 km	520000 people
50 km	460000 people
20 km	14000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Wellington	New Zealand	59000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pukerua Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	18 km
Paekakariki	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	19 km
Raumati Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	19 km
Raumati South	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	20 km
Paraparaumu Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	20 km
Raumati	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	20 km
Plimmerton	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	21 km
Paraparaumu	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	3400 people	22 km
Titahi Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	22 km
Paremata	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	24 km
Pauatahanui	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	25 km
Porirua	Wellington	New Zealand	City	51000 people	26 km
Waikanae	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Linden	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Judgeford	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Reikorangi	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Ohariu	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Haywards	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Te Horo	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Belmont	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Taita	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Heretaunga	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Silverstream	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Trentham	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Upper Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	36000 people	34 km
Johnsonville	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Korokoro	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Lower Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	100000 people	35 km
Wallaceville	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Petone	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Otaki Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Ngauranga	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Khandallah	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Ngaio	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Otaki	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	6000 people	38 km
Gracefield	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	38 km
Kaiwharawhara	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	38 km
Wadestown	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Mangaroa	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Onauku	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Kaitoke	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	40 km
Karori	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	41 km
Wainuiomata	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	42 km
Days Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Hataitai	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Brooklyn	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Homedale	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	44 km
Eastbourne	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	44 km
Miramar	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	45 km
Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	Capital	180000 people	45 km
Kilbirnie	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	45 km
Berhampore	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	45 km
Manakau	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	45 km
Seatoun	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	46 km
Island Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	47 km
Cross Creek	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	48 km
Okukari	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Pigeon Bush	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	51 km
Ohau	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	51 km
Endeavour Inlet	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	51 km
Featherston	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2400 people	54 km
Levin	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	20000 people	55 km
Waitarere	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	56 km
Woodside	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	58 km
Kenepuru Head	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	60 km
Kahutara	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Whakatahuri	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Pirinoa	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Greytown	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2100 people	62 km
Koputaroa	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	62 km
Dalefield	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Foxton Beach	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Manaroa	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Pahautea	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Foxton	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	4800 people	67 km
Carterton	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	4300 people	67 km
Clareville	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	68 km
Martinborough	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	1400 people	69 km
Shannon	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	1400 people	69 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Paraparaumu	PPQ	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	20 km
Wellington International	WLG	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	46 km
Foxpine		11				0	67 km
Masterton	MRO	111	Civ.	Paved	No	4100	75 km
Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	77 km
Ohakea	OHA	50	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	95 km
Palmerston North	PMR	45	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6200	99 km
Woodbourne	BHE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Porirua		New Zealand	18 km
Lower Hutt		New Zealand	25 km
Petone		New Zealand	37 km
Wellington	NZWLG	New Zealand	45 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	75 km
D'urville Island		New Zealand	77 km
Cape Palliser		New Zealand	90 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	99 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	99 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Te Marua 2	Hutt	1985	38 km
Te Marua 1	Hutt	1986	38 km
Lower Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1872	42 km
Upper Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1908	43 km
Morton	Wainuiomata	1911	44 km

More information

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