M 5.8 in New Zealand on 23 Nov 2019 16:34 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: 5.8M
Depth: 127.05 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.5376 , 177.2129
Event Date: 23 Nov 2019 16:34 UTC
24 Nov 2019 05:34 Local
Exposed Population: 190000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006c81
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2019 16:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2 (New Zealand)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70006c81 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1280250 0 23 Nov 2019 16:34 5.8M, 127.05km 4.08 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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 Bay of Plenty (population 17,285) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1280250 -37.538/177.213 5.8 127.0 4.06 23 Nov 2019 16:57 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1280250 -37.538/177.213 5.8 127.0 4.057 23 Nov 2019 17:10 00:35 (upd of #1)
3 0 1280250 -37.532/177.222 5.8 123.0 4.082 23 Nov 2019 17:20 00:45 (upd of #2)
4 0 1280250 -37.532/177.222 5.8 123.0 4.082 23 Nov 2019 18:37 02:02 (upd of #3)
5 0 1280250 -37.532/177.222 5.8 123.0 4.082 24 Nov 2019 16:37 1d 00:02 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Bay of Plenty New Zealand 17000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Thornton Bay of Plenty New Zealand Village - 52 km
Opotiki Bay of Plenty New Zealand Village 4000 people 53 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Whakatane WHK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 50 km
Opotiki 8 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 55 km

More information

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