M 5.8 in New Zealand on 20 Jul 2013 19:17 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 1000575
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 11.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -41.6168 , 174.3595
Event Date: 20 Jul 2013 19:17 UTC
21 Jul 2013 07:17 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2013 10:59 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Latest media headlines

The Beehive, New Zealand’s Parliament Building, is Not Earthquake-Proo.. 7/23/2013 2:32:00 AM.

One of the highlights of a tour of New Zealand's Parliament building in Wellington, more popularly called the Beehive, is a short video clip on the building being earthquake-proof.
N.Z. Seismologists Study Wellington Quake Risk as City Re-Opens 7/23/2013 2:25:00 AM.

seismologists are trying to determine whether the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck Wellington two days ago has increased the chances of a much bigger rupture occurring under the capital city. The July 21 tremor, which was centered offsh
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Damage from New Zealand's 6.5 earthquake not 'significant' 7/22/2013 11:04:00 PM.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 22 (UPI) -- Damage caused by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that shook New Zealand was not "tremendously significant," Prime Minister John Key says.
Wellington earthquake: Insurance stand-down could last weeks 7/22/2013 9:59:00 PM.

Insurance companies are refusing policies to new customers in central New Zealand after Sunday's 6.5 earthquake.Insurance Council of New Zealand insurance manager John Lucas said some of the council's 27 member insurers had stopped...

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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 (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),