M 5.1 in Philippines on 27 Jul 2013 17:55 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 47 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.54 , 127.25
Event Date: 27 Jul 2013 17:55 UTC
28 Jul 2013 01:55 Local
Exposed Population:
129114 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2013opop
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2013 20:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 0.2 0.2
gfz2013opop Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000918 -0.8 27 Jul 2013 17:55 4.9M, 74.9km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 02:04 NEIC
1000919 0.2 27 Jul 2013 17:55 5.1M, 47km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 02:09 GEOFON
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Philippines , Region of Southern Mindanao (population 4,457,000) . The nearest places are and Davao.

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 67000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million people 145 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Baganga BNQ unknown 45 km
Imelda Romualdez Marcos MXI 47 Civ. Paved No 4200 82 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Caraga Philippines 36 km
Mati PHMXI Philippines 87 km

More information

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