M 4.8 in Luzon, Philippines on 16 Dec 2014 17:06 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: 4.8M
Depth: 69.76 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.0169 , 120.094
Event Date: 16 Dec 2014 17:06 UTC
17 Dec 2014 01:06 Local
Exposed Population:
6385890 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Dec 2014 22:50 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 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
1067464 0 16 Dec 2014 17:06 4.8M, 69.76km N/A 6.4 million (in 100km) 05:43 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 Ilocos (population 3,551,000) . The nearest places are Manila, Quezon City, Lingayen, and Capantolan.

Radius Population
100 km 6.4 million people
75 km 4.4 million people
50 km 2.2 million people
20 km 290000 people
10 km 29000 people
5 km 3500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people
Central Luzon Philippines 6.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lingayen Ilocos Philippines Village 56000 people 5 km
Capantolan Ilocos Philippines Village - 5 km
Quezon City National Capital Region Philippines Major city 1.7 million people 183 km
Manila National Capital Region Philippines Capital no people 184 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
Lingayen 2 16 km
San Fernando SFE 4 Civ. Paved No 3900 68 km
Loakan BAG 1292 Civ. Paved No 5500 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lingayen PHLIN Philippines 6 km
Dagupan City Philippines 26 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Binga Agno 1959 80 km

More information

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