Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 16 Aug 2013 03:21 UTC

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M 5 in New Zealand on 16 Aug 2013 03:21 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:	5.0M
Depth:	17 Km
Lat/Lon:	-41.78 , 174.06
Event Date:	16 Aug 2013 03:21 UTC 16 Aug 2013 15:21 Local
Exposed Population:	417481 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usb000j4ku
Inserted at:	16 Aug 2013 03:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.1		0.1
usb000j4ku	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1004402		0.1	16 Aug 2013 03:21	5M, 17km	N/A	420 thousand (in 100km)		00:23	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 Nelson-Marlborough. The nearest places are Ward, Mirza, Taimate, Hauwai, Wharanui, Welds Hill, Seddon, Altimarloch, Blind River, Dashwood, and Wellington.

Radius	Population
100 km	100000 people
75 km	44000 people
50 km	37000 people
20 km	3700 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ward	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	9 km
Mirza	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	10 km
Taimate	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	10 km
Hauwai	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	13 km
Wharanui	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	14 km
Welds Hill	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	15 km
Seddon	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	16 km
Altimarloch	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	16 km
Blind River	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	16 km
Dashwood	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	19 km
Kekerengu	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	21 km
Awapiri	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	25 km
Camden	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	29 km
Blenheim	Marlborough	New Zealand	City	28000 people	32 km
Avondale	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Woodbourne	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Glenlee	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Grovetown	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Renwick	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Spring Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Rapaura	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Clarence	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Tuamarina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	42 km
Kaituna	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Erina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	46 km
Okaramio	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Para	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Wairau Valley	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	50 km
Koromiko	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	53 km
Langridge	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	53 km
Hillersden	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	55 km
Te Rou	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	55 km
Picton	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	4200 people	57 km
Mangamaunu	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	58 km
Linkwater	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	59 km
Waikawa	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	60 km
Grove	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	60 km
Deep Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Hapuku	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Havelock	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	63 km
Birch Hill	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Canvastown	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Broughton Bay	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	66 km
Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	Capital	180000 people	83 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	35 km
Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	51 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	18 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	22 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	57 km
Kaikoura	NZKBZ	New Zealand	72 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Taylor	Taylor	n/a	28 km
Waihopai	Waihopai	1927	42 km
Upper Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1908	82 km
Lower Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1872	83 km

More information

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