M 5.1 in Philippines on 17 Mar 2014 05:30 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: 84.63 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.5019 , 125.3151
Event Date: 17 Mar 2014 05:30 UTC
17 Mar 2014 13:30 Local
Exposed Population:
2089092 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2014 05:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.5 -0.5
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
1043979 -0.5 17 Mar 2014 05:30 5.1M, 84.63km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Northern Mindanao (population 3,510,000) . The nearest places are and Masgad.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Masgad Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 15 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
Surigao SUG 6 Civ. Paved No 5000 34 km
Nonoc 4 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Surigao PHSUG Philippines 38 km
Nasipit PHNAS Philippines 57 km
Nasipit PHNAS Philippines 59 km

More information

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