M 5.4 in Philippines on 17 Dec 2015 12:44 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: 5.4M
Depth: 72.57 Km
Lat/Lon: 17.7762 , 120.5859
Event Date: 17 Dec 2015 12:44 UTC
17 Dec 2015 20:44 Local
Exposed Population:
1903377 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Dec 2015 13:03 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
1111941 -0.2 17 Dec 2015 12:44 5.4M, 72.57km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Sulbec, Bolinao, and Band.

Radius Population
100 km 1.9 million people
75 km 1.5 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 290000 people
10 km 4900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sulbec Ilocos Philippines Village - 9 km
Band Cordillera Administrative Region Philippines Village - 9 km
Bolinao Ilocos Philippines Village - 10 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
Vigan 4 Civ. Paved No 3400 35 km
Laoag International LAO 6 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Salomague Philippines 18 km
Gan Bay Philippines 25 km

More information

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