M 4.8 in Philippines on 05 Mar 2016 15:43 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: 47.11 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.0807 , 122.7133
Event Date: 05 Mar 2016 15:43 UTC
05 Mar 2016 23:43 Local
Exposed Population:
222593 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Mar 2016 16:00 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
1121452 0.1 05 Mar 2016 15:43 4.8M, 47.11km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 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 Calutcot, Patnanongan, and Jomalig.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 28000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no 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
Jomalig Philippines Village 2200 people 55 km
Calutcot Quezon Philippines Village - 64 km
Patnanongan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 66 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
Larap 5 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dahikan Philippines 86 km
Jose Panganiban PHJPM Philippines 87 km

More information

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