The quake was 45 km south-west of Taumarunui at a depth of 23km and took place at 4.47pm, GeoNet said. To simplify the design and construction of light timber-framed and smaller concrete block masonry buildings in these regions, New Zealand’s construction standards divide the country into four earthquake risk zones. Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the … This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. NZS 3604:2011 contains the comment: "For the purposes of NZS 3604, the corrosion protection requirements for structural fixings in exposure zones D and E are identical...". (Creative Commons). Map of New Zealand. A seismic zone is used to describe an area where earthquakes tend to focus; for example, the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the Central United States. A seismic hazard zone describes an area with a particular level of hazard due to Felt strongly in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, Felt throughout lower & central South Island, Felt throughout southern & central South Island, Felt throughout upper South Island; part of sequence, Felt upper South Island, widespread damage in the Hurunui district, Felt in the East half of the North Island, Felt in Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland, Felt strongly in Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty, Felt throughout lower North Island, damaging in Hawke's Bay, Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island, Struck offshore, 65 km east of Martinborough, Largest known Northland earthquakes (doublet); localised chimney damage, Caused damage in Wellington; similar to 2013 Cook Strait, Localised chimney damage east of Hamilton, Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin, Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout central New Zealand, Damaging shock in a swarm lasting from August to December 1976, Damaging in Wellington; felt throughout central New Zealand, Damaging in Te Anau & Queenstown; felt throughout South Island, Felt in upper South Island; widespread landsliding, Triggered from the M 6.7 Arthur's Pass event, Felt throughout North Island and upper half of the South Island, Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand. Off the east coast of the North Island and down through Cook Strait, the Pacific Plate is pushing underneath the Australian Plate. An iso-seismal map is used to determine the hazard for a particular location in the seismic design standard that engineers use. Send your photos, videos and tip-offs to [email protected], or call us on 0800 697 8833 4.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Sunday, 18 October 2020 18 Oct 02:23 UTC : First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes. (BRANZ). A seismic hazard zone describes an area with a particular level of hazard due to If you are involved in a building project, it’s important you know who is responsible for each aspect. Map of New Zealand. New Zealand lies along the boundary of the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. BRANZ Maps also include the changes to the zone boundaries in the Canterbury region introduced by the New Zealand Building Code clause B1 compliance document published in August 2011. Source: NZS 1170.5:2004 (Incorporating Amendment No 1). (Public Domain). For the purposes of constructing low-rise timber and concrete block buildings, New Zealand’s earthquake risk is divided into four main strata (zones 1–4) according to the relative level of seismic risk. “Our house shook for about a good 15 seconds,” a Stuff reader said. A maximum of 100 earthquakes are displayed. Rainfall intensity values are sourced from NIWA's HIRDS calculator and correspond to a 10-minute rainfall intensity with an annual probability of exceedance of 10%. Therefore, the wind zones must be treated as indicative and used only as a reference when calculating site-specific wind speed or only in the absence of more reliable data being available. This will help us design buildings that are better able to withstand the range of damaging effects caused by earthquakes. 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A determination is a binding decision made by MBIE providing a way of solving disputes or questions about the rules that apply to buildings, how buildings are used, building accessibility, and health and safety. It is impossible to predict the exact size and location of the next earthquake.