M 5.7 in Philippines on 07 Nov 2015 19:40 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 35.26 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.456 , 119.9274
Event Date: 07 Nov 2015 19:40 UTC
08 Nov 2015 03:40 Local
Exposed Population:
4214518 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2015 20:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.3 1.3
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
1105224 1.3 07 Nov 2015 19:40 5.7M, 35.26km N/A 4.2 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 and Lucero.

Radius Population
100 km 4.2 million people
75 km 2.5 million people
50 km 620000 people
20 km 27000 people
10 km 6200 people
5 km 1800 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lucero Philippines Village 3000 people 7 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
San Fernando SFE 4 Civ. Paved No 3900 43 km
Lingayen 2 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bolinao Philippines 8 km
Poro / San Fernando PHPRO Philippines 42 km
San Fernando PHSFE Philippines 43 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Binga Agno 1959 86 km
Ambuklao Agno 1955 87 km

More information

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