M 6 in New Zealand on 15 Jun 2013 11:20 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1000212
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 172.4 Km
Lat/Lon: -33.895 , 179.4551
Event Date: 15 Jun 2013 11:20 UTC
15 Jun 2013 23:20 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Jun 2013 13:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Strontium im Grundwasser bei Fukushima gefunden 6/19/2013 8:26:00 AM.

. Im Grundwasser am beschädigten japanischen Atomkraftwerk Fukushima I ist ein erhöhtes Niveau des strahlenden Stoffes Strontium gefunden worden. Das teilte der Kraftwerksbetreiber Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) heute mit. Im Grundwasser nahe
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05:54 Japon : "pas de décès dus à Fukushima" une élue déclenche un sca.. 6/19/2013 8:25:00 AM.

Une élue du parti au pouvoir a affirmé que l'accident nucléaire de Fukushima n'avait pas provoqué de morts, causant un tollé général au Japon. La colère s'est répandue au Japon lundi 17 juin après l'annonce d'une députée pro-nucléaire japon
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Toxic substance in Fukushima water 6/19/2013 8:22:00 AM.

High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
Japan Formally OKs New Nuke Safety Requirements 6/19/2013 8:17:00 AM.

Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants, paves way for resumption

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),