M 4.8 in New Zealand on 07 Jul 2013 21:58 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: 43.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -39.8105 , 176.5765
Event Date: 07 Jul 2013 21:58 UTC
08 Jul 2013 09:58 Local
Exposed Population:
197713 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jul 2013 00:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000499 0 07 Jul 2013 21:58 4.8M, 43.8km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 02:24 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 Hawke's Bay. The nearest places are and Pukehou.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 160000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 8000 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hawke's Bay New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pukehou Hawke's Bay New Zealand Village - 6 km

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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
Waipukurau 131 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 21 km
Hastings 22 Civ. Paved No 3500 24 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Napier NZNPE New Zealand 45 km
Cape Kidnappers New Zealand 47 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Moawhango Moawhango 1975 84 km

More information

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