M 4.7 in Philippines on 07 Mar 2015 22:53 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: 4.7M
Depth: 62.93 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.9594 , 124.0006
Event Date: 07 Mar 2015 22:53 UTC
08 Mar 2015 06:53 Local
Exposed Population:
3469204 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Mar 2015 23:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1073324 0.2 07 Mar 2015 22:53 4.7M, 62.93km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:44 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 Bicol (population 3,910,000) . The nearest places are and Sorsogon.

Radius Population
100 km 3.5 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 360000 people
10 km 210000 people
5 km 98000 people
2 km 22000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bicol Philippines 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sorsogon Bicol Philippines Village 83000 people 2 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
Sorsogon 37 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 5 km
Legaspi LGP 20 Civ. Paved No 6800 36 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sorsogon Philippines 1 km
Casiguran Philippines 9 km

More information

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