M 4.9 in Philippines on 30 Dec 2014 15:25 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: 4.9M
Depth: 91.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.8539 , 126.221
Event Date: 30 Dec 2014 15:25 UTC
30 Dec 2014 23:25 Local
Exposed Population:
793425 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Dec 2014 17:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
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
1068471 0 30 Dec 2014 15:25 5M, 98.15km N/A 760 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
1068475 -0.7 30 Dec 2014 15:25 4.9M, 91.3km N/A 790 thousand (in 100km) 02:19 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 Libertad, and General Luna.

Radius Population
100 km 790000 people
75 km 390000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 47000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Libertad Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 10 km
General Luna Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 10 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
Siargao 3 30 km
Nonoc 4 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dapa Philippines 21 km
Numancia Philippines 30 km

More information

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