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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
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Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
| Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
| ULA |
12-Jan-2016 |
40.0 |
52.0 |
ESE |
14.0 |
Tropical Storm |
mb |
29.5 S / 175.3 E |
Active Volcanoes
| Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Recent Hotspots (Fire)
| Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Aug 19 2002 00:11 |
7.7 |
675 |
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0 |
FIJI ISLANDS |
23.88° S / 178.5° E |
| May 26 1932 00:16 |
7.9 |
600 |
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0 |
KERMADEC ISLANDS |
25.5° S / 179.2° E |
| Aug 31 1888 00:16 |
7.3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
NEW ZEALAND: SOUTH ISLAND: AMURI DISTRICT |
34.5° S / 172.7° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| May 26 1932 00:16 |
7.9 |
600 |
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0 |
KERMADEC ISLANDS |
25.5° S / 179.2° E |
| Aug 19 2002 00:11 |
7.7 |
675 |
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0 |
FIJI ISLANDS |
23.88° S / 178.5° E |
| Aug 31 1888 00:16 |
7.3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
NEW ZEALAND: SOUTH ISLAND: AMURI DISTRICT |
34.5° S / 172.7° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
| Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
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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 |
| Mar 11 2011 17:51 |
NEW ZEALAND |
NORTH CAPE |
0.4 |
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34.4° S / 173.0° E |
| Feb 27 2010 20:08 |
NEW ZEALAND |
NORTH CAPE |
0.2 |
0 |
34.41° S / 173.05° E |
| Sep 29 2009 00:00 |
NEW ZEALAND |
NORTH CAPE |
0.2 |
0 |
34.41° S / 173.05° E |
| Jun 22 1977 16:10 |
NEW ZEALAND |
OPUA |
0.2 |
0 |
35.27° S / 174.1° E |
| May 22 1960 00:00 |
NEW ZEALAND |
MANGONUI |
0.6 |
0 |
35.0° S / 173.57° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| May 10 1877 00:00 |
NEW ZEALAND |
RUSSELL |
1.8 |
0 |
35.27° S / 174.17° E |
| Aug 13 1868 00:00 |
NEW ZEALAND |
MANGONUI |
1.5 |
0 |
35.0° S / 173.57° E |
| May 22 1960 00:00 |
NEW ZEALAND |
MANGONUI |
0.6 |
0 |
35.0° S / 173.57° E |
| Mar 11 2011 17:51 |
NEW ZEALAND |
NORTH CAPE |
0.4 |
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34.4° S / 173.0° E |
| Feb 27 2010 20:08 |
NEW ZEALAND |
NORTH CAPE |
0.2 |
0 |
34.41° S / 173.05° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
| Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
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Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
| Maximum Zone |
| Magnitude VI |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
| Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
| 250+ |
Demography
Population 2001
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 52,465 |
1,736 |
Population 2002
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 55,769 |
2,450 |
Population 2006
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 57,961 |
2,545 |
Population 2007
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 55,647 |
2,298 |
Countries
Major Cities
| Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
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Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Rural |
6,852 |
0.5 |
| Not classified |
1,375,413 |
100 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
4,601 |
71 |
| Woody Savannas |
989 |
15 |
| Grasslands |
365 |
6 |
| Unclassified |
259 |
4 |
| Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
116 |
1.8 |
| Open Shrublands |
54 |
0.8 |
| Savannas |
25 |
0.4 |
| Croplands |
17 |
0.3 |
| Permanent Wetlands |
6 |
0.1 |
| Closed Shrublands |
4 |
0.05 |
| Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
3 |
0.04 |
| Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
2 |
0.03 |
| Mixed Forests |
2 |
0.03 |
| Fill Value |
1 |
0.02 |
| Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
1 |
0.01 |
| Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
1 |
0.01 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
| 1 |
621 |
112 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| low |
14.3 |
14.9 |
14.3 |
| high |
23.7 |
24.0 |
22.8 |
Average Precipitation
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| mm/day |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
| Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
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