This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.
- Earthquake Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:13.43km
- 28 Feb 2017 21:19:42 UTC
- 408086 people within 100km
The earthquake happened off shore, near New Zealand, County of Canterbury. The distance to the nearest coast is 2km. The nearest places are Motunau (19km), Ethelton (19km), Port Robinson (20km), Domett (20km), Scargill (22km), and 56 more.
The following vulnerable infrastructure is nearby and may be affected.
For logistics, the following access points are nearby. The nearest airports are Christchurch International (runway 10700ft, 72km), and Wigram (runway 5100ft, 76km). The nearest ports are Rangiora (49km), Christchurch (68km), Lyttelton (72km), Kaikoura (81km), and Akaroa (86km).
The maximum altitude nearby is NaNm.
The population near the earthquake is shown in the table below.
75 km | 68000 people | 3 |
50 km | 6200 people | 0 |
20 km | <1000 people | 0 |
10 km | <1000 people | 0 |