M 4.7 in New Zealand on 16 Aug 2013 03:26 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: 4.7M
Depth: 21 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.63 , 174.36
Event Date: 16 Aug 2013 03:26 UTC
16 Aug 2013 15:26 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000j4l3
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2013 03:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000j4l3 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
1004405 0 16 Aug 2013 03:26 4.7M, 21km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 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 Wellington, Hauwai, and Blind River.

Radius Population
100 km 460000 people
75 km 370000 people
50 km 43000 people
20 km 1200 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nelson-Marlborough New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hauwai Marlborough New Zealand Village - 19 km
Blind River Marlborough New Zealand Village - 20 km
Wellington Wellington New Zealand Capital 180000 people 52 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
Picton Koromiko PCN unknown 44 km
Woodbourne BHE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 4600 44 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Campbell New Zealand 11 km
Blenheim NZBHE New Zealand 23 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Taylor Taylor n/a 37 km

More information

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