M 5 in Philippines on 15 Apr 2014 02:43 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: 5.0M
Depth: 45.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.9143 , 126.4855
Event Date: 15 Apr 2014 02:43 UTC
15 Apr 2014 10:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1167983 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2014 03:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1046972 0.4 15 Apr 2014 02:43 5M, 45.6km N/A 1.2 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 Southern Mindanao (population 4,457,000) . The nearest places are and Cagwait.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 570000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 6300 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
Cagwait Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 19 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
Tandag TDG 5 Civ. Paved No 4400 39 km
Bislig BPH 3 Civ. Paved No 3900 78 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aras Asan Philippines 18 km
Tandag Philippines 37 km

More information

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