M 5 in Philippines on 22 Jan 2015 14:49 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: 5.0M
Depth: 35.56 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.5073 , 121.3542
Event Date: 22 Jan 2015 14:49 UTC
22 Jan 2015 22:49 Local
Exposed Population:
About 7001 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2015 15:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1070139 0 22 Jan 2015 14:49 5M, 35.56km N/A 7 thousand (in 100km) 00:59 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 Cagayan Valley (population 2,341,000) . The nearest places are and Banua.

Radius Population
100 km 7000 people
75 km 5600 people
50 km 2400 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Banua Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 16 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Calayan Philippines 30 km

More information

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