M 5.1 in Philippines on 09 Aug 2015 04:49 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: 5.1M
Depth: 86.73 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.4177 , 120.529
Event Date: 09 Aug 2015 04:49 UTC
09 Aug 2015 12:49 Local
Exposed Population:
2947458 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Aug 2015 05:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.4 -0.4
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
1091422 -0.4 09 Aug 2015 04:49 5.1M, 86.73km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Southern Tagalog (population 8,266,000) . The nearest places are Manila, and Paluan.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 110000 people
20 km 21000 people
10 km 8200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Tagalog Philippines 8.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Paluan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village 4500 people 7 km
Manila National Capital Region Philippines Capital no people 140 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
Mamburao MBO 4 Civ. Paved No 3900 25 km
Lubang LBX 5 Civ. Paved No 3900 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paluan Philippines 7 km
Mamburao Philippines 25 km

More information

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