M 5.1 in Philippines on 26 Jan 2015 07:09 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: 5.1M
Depth: 48.76 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.6503 , 122.4374
Event Date: 26 Jan 2015 07:09 UTC
26 Jan 2015 15:09 Local
Exposed Population:
2019011 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2015 07:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
1070375 0.5 26 Jan 2015 07:09 5.1M, 48.76km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Western Visayas (population 5,393,000) . The nearest places are and Hinoba-an.

Radius Population
100 km 2 million people
75 km 990000 people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 76000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 12000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hinoba-an Western Visayas Philippines Village - 6 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
Basay Cdcp 101 27 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bayawan Philippines 51 km
Tolong / Dumaguete PHTLG Philippines 57 km

More information

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