M 6 in Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on 26 Jan 2023 10:45 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 6.0M
Depth: 135.699 Km
Lat/Lon: -30.254 , -178.6685
Event Date: 26 Jan 2023 10:45 UTC
26 Jan 2023 23:45 Local
Exposed Population:
Source: NEIC us6000jjcy
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2023 11:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000jjcy Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1485579 0 26 Jan 2023 10:45 6M, 135.699km 4.31 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1485579 -178.668/-30.254 6 135.7 4.281 26 Jan 2023 11:10 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1485579 -178.668/-30.254 6 135.7 4.281 26 Jan 2023 11:22 00:36 (upd of #1)
3 0 1485579 -178.668/-30.254 6 135.7 4.281 26 Jan 2023 12:49 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1485579 -178.668/-30.254 6 135.7 4.281 27 Jan 2023 11:40 1d 00:54 (upd of #3)
5 0 1485579 -178.674/-30.228 6 131 4.306 28 Jan 2023 01:40 1d 14:54 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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