M 5 in Luzon, Philippines on 26 Sep 2014 16:16 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: 53.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.72 , 124.38
Event Date: 26 Sep 2014 16:16 UTC
27 Sep 2014 00:16 Local
Exposed Population:
1492063 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Sep 2014 16:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0
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
1061109 0 26 Sep 2014 16:16 5M, 53.98km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:17 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 Bicol (population 3,910,000) . The nearest places are and Abihao.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 350000 people
50 km 260000 people
20 km 80000 people
10 km 23000 people
5 km 6700 people
2 km 3300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bicol Philippines 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Abihao Bicol Philippines Village - 7 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
Virac VRC 37 Civ. Paved No 5100 25 km
Sorsogon 37 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Virac Catanduanes Island Philippines 20 km
Tabaco / Legaspi PHTBC Philippines 47 km

More information

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