M 4.7 in Philippines on 16 Nov 2015 09:57 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 18.5188 , 120.7902
Event Date: 16 Nov 2015 09:57 UTC
16 Nov 2015 17:57 Local
Exposed Population:
1136925 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2015 11:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1106608 0.1 16 Nov 2015 09:57 4.7M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 01:11 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 Bangui.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 36000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 11000 people
2 km 3400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people
Cordillera Administrative Region Philippines 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bangui Ilocos Philippines Village 2400 people 3 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
Taggat 5 30 km
Laoag International LAO 6 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dirique Inlet Philippines 23 km
Claveria Philippines 33 km

More information

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