M 4.7 in Mindanao, Philippines on 20 Oct 2014 18:53 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: 4.7M
Depth: 38.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.84 , 125.04
Event Date: 20 Oct 2014 18:53 UTC
21 Oct 2014 02:53 Local
Exposed Population:
7377606 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2014 22:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 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
1062845 0 20 Oct 2014 18:53 5.1M, 16.96km N/A 7.5 million (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
1062859 0 20 Oct 2014 18:53 4.7M, 38.92km N/A 7.4 million (in 100km) 04:00 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 Mindanao (population 3,171,000) . The nearest places are Davao, and Bulacanon.

Radius Population
100 km 7.5 million people
75 km 4.9 million people
50 km 2 million people
20 km 280000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 9300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bulacanon Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 6 km
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million people 69 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
Surallah (Aallah Valley) AAV 183 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 64 km
Francisco Bangoy International DVO 27 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Daliao Philippines 55 km
Talomo Philippines 62 km
Davao PHBIY Philippines 69 km

More information

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