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Region Selected: Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 47.8 S°, 168.1 E° Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 35.8 S°, 180 E°

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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)

Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Depth(Km)	Region	Lat/Long
16-Aug-2013 14:47:05	4.5	-21.3	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.75° S / 174.03° E
16-Aug-2013 08:38:55	4.7	-11.4	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.72° S / 174.11° E
16-Aug-2013 06:55:59	4.9	-11.2	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.69° S / 174.28° E
16-Aug-2013 05:57:52	4.7	-12.4	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.7° S / 174.25° E
16-Aug-2013 05:31:16	5.8	-11.1	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.75° S / 174.26° E
16-Aug-2013 05:26:40	4.6	-15.9	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.7° S / 174.09° E
16-Aug-2013 03:51:34	5.1	-10.3	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.77° S / 174.18° E
16-Aug-2013 03:26:50	4.7	-21.0	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.63° S / 174.36° E
16-Aug-2013 03:21:31	5.0	-17.0	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.78° S / 174.06° E
16-Aug-2013 03:09:10	5.9	-10.0	South Island of New Zealand	41.84° S / 173.88° E
16-Aug-2013 02:56:26	4.8	-13.0	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.7° S / 174.28° E
16-Aug-2013 02:45:27	5.5	-9.1	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.8° S / 174.1° E
16-Aug-2013 02:31:07	6.5	-10.0	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.77° S / 174.06° E
15-Aug-2013 07:00:28	4.7	-7.4	Cook Strait, New Zealand	41.8° S / 174.22° E

Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)

Name	Advisory Date(UTC)	Wind Speed	Wind Gusts	Heading	Track Speed	Status	Pressure	Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.

Active Volcanoes

Name	Region	Activity	Primary Observatory	More Information	Last Updated	Lat/Long
Ruapehu	New Zealand	Unknown	New Zealand GeoNet Project	GVP Site Link	Wed Mar 13 08:29:37 HST 2013	39.28° S / 175.57° E
Tongariro	New Zealand	Unknown	New Zealand GeoNet Project	GVP Site Link	Wed Apr 03 07:49:40 HST 2013	39.13° S / 175.64° E
White Island	New Zealand	Unknown	New Zealand GeoNet Project	GVP Site Link	Wed Aug 07 17:31:49 HST 2013	37.52° S / 177.18° E

Recent Hotspots (Fire)

Date of First Obs(UTC)	Date of Last Obs(UTC)	Description	Mean Lat.	Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years

Count
18

5 Most Recent Earthquakes

Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Depth(Km)	Intensity	Deaths	Location	Lat / Long
Sep 07 2010 00:19	5.0	6	7	0	NEW ZEALAND: SOUTH ISLAND: CANTERBURY	43.6° S / 172.69° E
Sep 06 2010 00:22	5.1	21	6	0	NEW ZEALAND: NORTH ISLAND: PORANGAHAU	40.43° S / 176.82° E
Sep 06 2010 00:11	5.0	9	5	0	NEW ZEALAND: SOUTH ISLAND: CHRISTCHURCH	43.57° S / 172.39° E
Sep 03 2010 00:16	7.0	12	9	0	NEW ZEALAND: CHRISTCHURCH	43.52° S / 171.83° E
Aug 25 2008 00:11	5.5	32		0	NEW ZEALAND: NORTH ISLAND	39.71° S / 176.85° E

5 Largest Earthquakes

Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Depth(Km)	Intensity	Deaths	Location	Lat / Long
Jan 23 1855 00:09	8.0	33		0	NEW ZEALAND: WELLINGTON,WAIOURU,WANGANUI,OTAKI	41.25° S / 175.0° E
Feb 02 1931 00:22	7.8	10	9	256	NEW ZEALAND: HAWKE BAY	39.5° S / 177.0° E
Jun 16 1929 00:22	7.6	0		17	NEW ZEALAND: SOUTH ISLAND	41.75° S / 172.25° E
Jul 08 1843 00:00	7.5	33		0	NEW ZEALAND: WANGANUI	39.9° S / 175.0° E
Mar 05 1934 00:11	7.5	60		0	NEW ZEALAND: NORTH ISLAND	40.5° S / 175.5° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions

Count
118

5 Most Recent Eruptions

Name	Date(UTC)	Magnitude	Location	Lat / Long
WHITE ISLAND	Dec 07 2000 00:00	1.0	NEW ZEALAND	37.52° S / 177.18° E
TAUPO VOLC CENTRE	Dec 05 2000 00:00	1.0	NEW ZEALAND	38.81° S / 176.0° E
RUAPEHU	Oct 18 1997 00:00	1.0	NEW ZEALAND	39.28° S / 175.57° E
RUAPEHU	Dec 22 1996 00:00	3.0	NEW ZEALAND	39.28° S / 175.57° E
RUAPEHU	Dec 17 1996 00:00	2.0	NEW ZEALAND	39.28° S / 175.57° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups

Date(UTC)	Country	Location	Runup(meters)	Deaths	Lat / Long
Feb 27 2010 19:22	NEW ZEALAND	GISBORNE	1.0	0	38.67° S / 178.02° E
Sep 29 2009 23:02	NEW ZEALAND	MOTURIKI ISLAND	0.4	0	37.63° S / 176.19° E
Jul 15 2009 09:56	NEW ZEALAND	JACKSON BAY	0.5	0	43.98° S / 168.62° E
Sep 30 2007 08:27	NEW ZEALAND	DOG ISLAND	0.2	0	46.65° S / 168.41° E
Aug 15 2007 16:49	NEW ZEALAND	TIMARU	0.3	0	44.39° S / 171.25° E

5 Largest Tsunami Runups

Date(UTC)	Country	Location	Runup(meters)	Deaths	Lat / Long
Mar 25 1947 00:00	NEW ZEALAND	TATAPOURI	10.0	0	38.66° S / 178.15° E
Jan 23 1855 00:00	NEW ZEALAND	PALISSER BAY	9.0	0	41.63° S / 175.33° E
May 17 1947 00:00	NEW ZEALAND	WAIHAU BEACH	6.0	0	37.62° S / 177.92° E
May 10 1877 00:00	NEW ZEALAND	PORT CHALMERS	6.0	0	45.82° S / 170.65° E
May 22 1960 00:00	NEW ZEALAND	GISBORNE	4.0	0	38.68° S / 178.02° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)

Start Date(UTC)	End Date(UTC)	Intensity	Size (sq. km.)	Mean Lat.	Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years

Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years

Maximum Zone (km/hr)
154-177

Demography

Population 2001

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
3,727,914	62,138

Population 2002

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
3,766,602	21,359

Population 2006

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
3,937,784	13,900

Population 2007

Total Population	Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
3,980,359	12,091

Countries

Country
New Zealand

Major Cities

Country	Name	Population	Status	Lat / Long
New Zealand	Auckland	500,000 to 1,000,000	Provincial capital	36.9° S / 174.76° E
New Zealand	Christchurch	250,000 to 500,000	Provincial capital	43.52° S / 172.64° E
New Zealand	Wellington	250,000 to 500,000	National and provincial capital	41.33° S / 174.81° E
New Zealand	Dunedin	100,000 to 250,000	Provincial capital	45.88° S / 170.47° E
New Zealand	Hamilton	100,000 to 250,000	Provincial capital	37.78° S / 175.27° E
New Zealand	Invercargill	50,000 to 100,000	Provincial capital	46.41° S / 168.37° E
New Zealand	Gisborne	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	38.66° S / 178.02° E
New Zealand	Greymouth	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	42.47° S / 171.21° E
New Zealand	Hastings	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	39.64° S / 176.84° E
New Zealand	Nelson	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	41.3° S / 173.25° E
New Zealand	New Plymouth	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	39.07° S / 174.08° E
New Zealand	Tauranga	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	37.7° S / 176.15° E
New Zealand	Wanganui	Less than 50,000	Provincial capital	39.93° S / 175.04° E

Infrastructure

Airports

Name	Type	Elevation (Ft.)	Link	Lat / Long
ALEXANDRA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00752	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZLX	45.21° S / 169.37° E
GLENTANNER	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	01824	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZGT	43.91° S / 170.13° E
HASTINGS	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00072	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZHS	39.65° S / 176.77° E
HOKITIKA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00146	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZHK	42.71° S / 170.99° E
MASTERTON	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00364	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZMS	40.97° S / 175.63° E
MOUNT COOK	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	02153	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZMC	43.77° S / 170.13° E
OAMARU	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00099	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZOU	44.97° S / 171.08° E
PUKAKI	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	01575	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZUK	44.23° S / 170.12° E
TIMARU	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00089	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZTU	44.3° S / 171.23° E
WAIOURU	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	02686	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZRU	39.45° S / 175.66° E
WAIROA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00042	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWO	39.01° S / 177.41° E
WANAKA	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	01142	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWF	44.73° S / 169.24° E
WANGANUI	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00027	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWU	39.96° S / 175.03° E
WESTPORT	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00013	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWS	41.74° S / 171.58° E
WHAKATANE	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00020	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWK	37.92° S / 176.91° E
WIGRAM	Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use	00074	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWG	43.55° S / 172.55° E
ARDMORE	Active civil airport	00111	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZAR	37.03° S / 174.97° E
AUCKLAND INTL	Active civil airport	00023	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZAA	37.01° S / 174.79° E
CHRISTCHURCH INTL	Active civil airport	00123	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZCH	43.49° S / 172.53° E
DUNEDIN	Active civil airport	00004	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZDN	45.93° S / 170.2° E
GISBORNE	Active civil airport	00015	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZGS	38.66° S / 177.98° E
HAMILTON	Active civil airport	00172	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZHN	37.87° S / 175.33° E
INVERCARGILL	Active civil airport	00005	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZNV	46.41° S / 168.31° E
NAPIER	Active civil airport	00006	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZNR	39.47° S / 176.87° E
NELSON	Active civil airport	00017	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZNS	41.3° S / 173.22° E
NEW PLYMOUTH	Active civil airport	00097	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZNP	39.01° S / 174.18° E
PALMERSTON NORTH	Active civil airport	00151	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZPM	40.32° S / 175.62° E
PARAPARAUMU	Active civil airport	00022	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZPP	40.9° S / 174.99° E
QUEENSTOWN	Active civil airport	01171	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZQN	45.02° S / 168.74° E
ROTORUA	Active civil airport	00935	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZRO	38.11° S / 176.32° E
TAUPO	Active civil airport	01335	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZAP	38.74° S / 176.08° E
TAURANGA	Active civil airport	00013	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZTG	37.67° S / 176.2° E
WELLINGTON INTL	Active civil airport	00041	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWN	41.33° S / 174.81° E
WOODBOURNE	Active civil airport	00109	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWB	41.52° S / 173.87° E
OHAKEA	Active military airport	00164	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZOH	40.21° S / 175.39° E
WHENUAPAI	Active military airport	00100	http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=NZWP	36.79° S / 174.63° E

Nuclear Power Plants

Name	Country	Number of Reactors	Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)

Land Cover	Area (km2)	%
Urban	8,098	0.6
Rural	233,505	18
Not classified	1,075,111	82

MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)

Land Cover	Area (km2)	%
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest	132,167	56
Open Shrublands	29,945	13
Grasslands	30,698	13
Woody Savannas	13,542	6
Savannas	11,795	5
Croplands	11,579	5
Unclassified	2,474	1
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest	1,754	0.7
Urban and Built-Up	1,026	0.4
Snow and Ice	784	0.3
Closed Shrublands	491	0.2
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest	151	0.06
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated	75	0.03
Mixed Forests	53	0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest	30	0.01
Permanent Wetlands	25	0.01
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic	30	0.01

Elevation (meters)
(land only)

Minimum	Maximum	Average
-5	2,987	501

Average Temperature (degrees C)

	Aug	Sep	Oct
low	2.4	4.0	5.6
high	10.8	12.8	15.0

Average Precipitation

	Aug	Sep	Oct
mm/day	4.5	4.9	4.8

Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)

Station Name	Observation Time (UTC)	Temp (F)	Wind Speed (MPH)	Wind Direction	Sky Condition	Lat / Long
AUCKLAND INTL AR	Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00	68F	28.0	WSW	Scattered clouds 2500 ft. Broken clouds 3300 ft.	37.02° S / 174.8° E
CHRISTCHURCH INT	Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00	55.4F	12.0	SW	Scattered clouds 3000 ft. Broken clouds 4700 ft.	43.47° S / 172.55° E
WELLINGTON INTL	Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00	55.4F	28.0	S	Few clouds 1500 ft. Broken clouds 1700 ft.	41.32° S / 174.8° E

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