Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 11:32 UTC

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M 6.2 in New Zealand on 13 Nov 2016 11:32 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:	6.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-42.1962 , 173.4897
Event Date:	13 Nov 2016 11:32 UTC 14 Nov 2016 00:32 Local
Exposed Population:	About 52000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007795
Inserted at:	13 Nov 2016 11:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007795	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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1146503		0	13 Nov 2016 11:32	6.2M, 10km	N/A	50 thousand (in 100km)		00:19	NEIC
1146556		0	13 Nov 2016 11:32	6.5M, 10km	6.78	50 thousand (in 100km)		02:16	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 ,of Nelson-Marlborough (population 201) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	3400 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1146503	-42.196/173.49	6.2	10	0	13 Nov 2016 11:52	00:20	(new episode)
2	1146503	-42.196/173.49	6.2	10	0	13 Nov 2016 13:37	02:05	(upd of #1)
3	1146556	-42.254/173.63	6.5	10	6.78	13 Nov 2016 14:41	03:09	(new episode)
4	1146556	-42.254/173.63	6.5	10	6.78	13 Nov 2016 20:05	08:33	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	<1000 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	1100 people
Canterbury	New Zealand	<1000 people
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	120000 people
Canterbury	New Zealand	430000 people
Westland	New Zealand	7000 people
Wellington	New Zealand	110000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kaikoura	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Waiau	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	63 km
Hammer	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Hammer Springs	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Ward	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	68 km
Cheviot	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	71 km
Rotherham	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	71 km
Seddon	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	76 km
Renwick	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	81 km
Culverden	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	82 km
Blenheim	Marlborough	New Zealand	City	28000 people	85 km
Spring Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	91 km
Tuamarina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	94 km
Wakefield	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	1600 people	95 km
Brightwater	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	1600 people	96 km
Hope	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	-	97 km
Richmond	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	12000 people	98 km
Nelson	Nelson	New Zealand	Major city	46000 people	104 km
Havelock	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	104 km
Murchison	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	106 km
Hawarden	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	107 km
Rai Valley	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	108 km
Waikari	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	108 km
Picton	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	4200 people	109 km
Mapua	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	1800 people	110 km
Waipara	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	113 km
Amberley	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1100 people	123 km
Motueka	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	7400 people	126 km
Leithfield	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	126 km
Riwaka	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	130 km
Sefton	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	135 km
Reefton	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	135 km
Woodend	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	3000 people	142 km
Rangiora	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	12000 people	143 km
Southbrook	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	145 km
Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	Capital	180000 people	145 km
Kaiapoi	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	11000 people	148 km
Cust	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	154 km
Belfast	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	156 km
Takaka	Nelson	New Zealand	Village	1200 people	159 km
Ahaura	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	-	162 km
Oxford	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1800 people	162 km
Christchurch	Canterbury	New Zealand	Major city	360000 people	163 km
Westport	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	3600 people	164 km
Nelson Creek	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	-	164 km
Ngahere	West Coast	New Zealand	Village	-	170 km
Halswell	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	172 km
Templeton	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	172 km
Prebbleton	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	173 km
Kirwee	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	178 km
Rolleston	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	3100 people	179 km
Taitapu	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	180 km
Lincoln	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	2200 people	180 km
Darfield	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1600 people	183 km
Springston	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	183 km
Burnham	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1200 people	185 km
Dunsandel	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	194 km
Hororata	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	195 km
Doyleston	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	197 km
Leeston	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	1300 people	199 km
Greytown	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2100 people	205 km
Southbridge	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	206 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
Woodbourne	BHE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	82 km
Nelson	NSN	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	102 km
Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	104 km
Motueka	MZP	unknown				0	127 km
Wellington International	WLG	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	146 km
Karamea		9	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3000	157 km
Takaka	KTF	unknown				0	160 km
Christchurch International	CHC	37	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10700	164 km
Westport	WSZ	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4100	166 km
Wigram	ZWG	23	Civ.	Paved	No	5100	169 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kaikoura	NZKBZ	New Zealand	28 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	78 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	83 km
Nelson	NZNSN	New Zealand	103 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	109 km
Motueka	NZMZP	New Zealand	128 km
Rangiora		New Zealand	141 km
Wellington	NZWLG	New Zealand	147 km
Karamea		New Zealand	154 km
Westport	NZWSZ	New Zealand	161 km
Christchurch	NZCHC	New Zealand	164 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Waihopai	Waihopai	1927	60 km
Taylor	Taylor	n/a	78 km
Upper Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1908	144 km
Lower Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1872	145 km

More information

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