M 4.6 in Philippines on 17 Dec 2014 06:36 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: 17.07 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.3365 , 124.5152
Event Date: 17 Dec 2014 06:36 UTC
17 Dec 2014 14:36 Local
Exposed Population:
4976475 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Dec 2014 22:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1067551 0.1 17 Dec 2014 06:36 4.6M, 17.07km N/A 5 million (in 100km) 15:43 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 Northern Mindanao (population 3,510,000) . The nearest places are Davao, Taglimao, Kibutai, and Dansolihon.

Radius Population
100 km 5 million people
75 km 3.4 million people
50 km 2.5 million people
20 km 340000 people
10 km 47000 people
5 km 7700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dansolihon Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 3500 people 6 km
Taglimao Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 7 km
Kibutai Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 7 km
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million 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
Lumbia CGY 186 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 14 km
Maria Cristina IGN 396 Civ. Paved No 4500 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cagayan de Oro PHCGY Philippines 22 km
Iligan PHIGN Philippines 33 km
Tagoloan Mis. Or / Cagayan de Or PHTGO Philippines 35 km
Villanueva PHVNV Philippines 39 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pulangi 4 Pulangi 1986 83 km

More information

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