Natural Hazards Country Page on HEWS, Humanitarian Early Warning Service

A Service of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee SWG on Preparedness

you are in: countries > country page for:

Following data from World Bank Databank and Wikipedia. Latest update 25 September 2012, 05:21 PM

view on map

Relevant earthquakes during the last years (in terms of magnitude, depth and estimated population affected within 60km).

6.7
16Nov2014
At 11:33 PM (UTC), in 196km ENE of Gisborne there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 33Km. More
6.7
16Nov2014
At 11:33 PM (UTC), in 178km ENE of Gisborne there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.7 and depth 35Km. More
6.9
21Jul2013
At 5:09 AM (UTC), in Off the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 31.00Km. More
6.9
21Jul2013
At 5:09 AM (UTC), in Cook Strait there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.9 and depth 10.10Km. More
5.8
23Dec2011
At 2:18 AM (UTC), in South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.8 and depth 4.90Km. More
5.8
23Dec2011
At 12:58 AM (UTC), in South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.8 and depth 4.70Km. More
6.0
13Jun2011
At 2:20 AM (UTC), in South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.0 and depth 9.60Km. More
5.6
22Feb2011
At 12:04 AM (UTC), in South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 5.6 and depth 6.70Km. More
6.3
21Feb2011
At 11:51 PM (UTC), in South Island of New Zealand there was a seismic activity of magnitude 6.3 and depth 4.00Km. More

Storms information are collected from NASA-TRMM, NHC, JTWC, CPHC, IBTrACS-WMO.

No storms close to this country.

view on map

Floods information have been extracted from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory.

11
Jul
2014
Rayong, Chiang Rai, and Trang "Flooding hits Rayong, plus Chiang Rai and Trang The Nation July 14, 2020 1:00 am Mountain run-off ... More
05
Jul
2014
North Island, Hikurangi Swamp area, north of Whangarei; Tang... Good response to farmers' call for help Kevin Ikin, Rural Reporter - kevin.ikin@radionz.co.nz Update... More
12
May
2014
Bosnia,Serbia, Croatia May 16, 2014: "PanARMENIAN.Net - State of emergency has been declared in parts of Bosnia and Serbia ... More
30
Apr
2014
Gulf Coast; Northeast Atlantic Coast May 1, 2014: " A massive storm system that has pounded parts of the South and Midwest this week cont... More
01
Apr
2014
Honiara April 9, 2014: "Death toll increases to 23 in Solomon Island floods. HONIARA--The death toll from fl... More

view on map

Volcanoes information have been extracted from Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program.

The hazards calendar for New Zealand is not available. For more information please contact us.

The following maps have been collected from UNOSAT, WFP, ITHACA and ReliefWeb.

No maps available.

Hazards statistics are based on EM-DATABASE.

Floods

Seismic

Storm

Locust

Volcanoes

Drought

HEWS - A global multi-hazard watch service to support Humanitarian Preparedness
Developed and maintained by the World Food Programme