M 7.2 in Philippines from 15 Oct 2013 00:12 UTC to 00:12

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.2M
Depth: 56.82 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.77 , 124.02
Event Date: 15 Oct 2013 00:12 UTC
15 Oct 2013 08:12 Local
Exposed Population: 5470000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000kdb4
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2013 00:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 3 1 3
usb000kdb4 Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.11m  
  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
1016335 2.8 15 Oct 2013 00:12 7M, 10km N/A 5.3 million (in 100km) 0.6m (at 00:06) 00:06 GEOFON
1016339 3 15 Oct 2013 00:12 7.2M, 33km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:44) 00:10 USGS
1016341 3 15 Oct 2013 00:12 7.2M, 33km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:44) 00:11 NEIC
1016345 3 15 Oct 2013 00:13 7.2M, 33km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:44) 00:11 USGS
1016349 3 15 Oct 2013 00:13 7.2M, 33km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:44) 00:16 NEIC
1016354 3 15 Oct 2013 00:12 7.2M, 56.82km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:23 NEIC
1016372 2.9 15 Oct 2013 00:12 7.1M, 20km 9.42 1.4 million (in MMI>=VII) 0.4m (at 00:08) 01:23 NEIC
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 Central Visayas (population 4,593,000) . The nearest places are Bayahayan, and Balilihan.

Radius Population
100 km 5.5 million people
75 km 4.6 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 390000 people
10 km 72000 people
5 km 15000 people
2 km 1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bayahayan Central Visayas Philippines Village - 4 km
Balilihan Central Visayas Philippines Village 2900 people 5 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
Tagbilaran TAG 5 Civ. Paved No 4100 22 km
Ubay 8 58 km
Mactan-Cebu International NOP 11 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 60 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Maribojoc Philippines 20 km
Tubigan Philippines 21 km
Tagbilaran PHTAG Philippines 23 km

More information

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