M 4.7 in Mindanao, Philippines on 23 Nov 2014 12:52 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: 96.06 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.03 , 125.4
Event Date: 23 Nov 2014 12:52 UTC
23 Nov 2014 20:52 Local
Exposed Population:
2403156 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Nov 2014 13:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 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
1065417 0 23 Nov 2014 12:52 4.7M, 96.06km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Davao, and Tituan.

Radius Population
100 km 2.4 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 1.4 million people
20 km 270000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 2800 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
Tituan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 1 km
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million people 119 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
Buayan GES 9 Civ. Paved No 5500 20 km
Tambler 151 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 34 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dadiangas PHDAD Philippines 28 km
Glan Philippines 31 km
Lamitan Philippines 35 km

More information

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