M 4.8 in Philippines on 29 Jul 2015 21:46 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: 4.8M
Depth: 33.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.2797 , 119.8584
Event Date: 29 Jul 2015 21:46 UTC
30 Jul 2015 05:46 Local
Exposed Population:
4359458 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2015 22:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1090236 0.3 29 Jul 2015 21:46 4.8M, 33.2km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 00:34 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 Ilocos (population 3,551,000) . The nearest places are Zaragoza, and Tupa.

Radius Population
100 km 4.4 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 530000 people
20 km 200000 people
10 km 75000 people
5 km 34000 people
2 km 6100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Zaragoza Ilocos Philippines Village 7300 people 4 km
Tupa Ilocos Philippines Village - 5 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
Lingayen 2 49 km
San Fernando SFE 4 Civ. Paved No 3900 59 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bolinao Philippines 13 km
Lingayen PHLIN Philippines 41 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Binga Agno 1959 94 km
Ambuklao Agno 1955 97 km

More information

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