M 4.6 in Mindanao, Philippines on 17 Dec 2014 12:35 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: 4.6M
Depth: 217 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.7335 , 126.9077
Event Date: 17 Dec 2014 12:35 UTC
17 Dec 2014 20:35 Local
Exposed Population:
397520 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Dec 2014 13:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 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
1067516 0 17 Dec 2014 12:35 4.6M, 217km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Davao.

Radius Population
100 km 400000 people
75 km 79000 people
50 km no people
20 km no 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
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million people 148 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
Imelda Romualdez Marcos MXI 47 Civ. Paved No 4200 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Caraga Philippines 76 km
Mati PHMXI Philippines 78 km

More information

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