M 4.7 in Philippines on 16 Mar 2016 22:46 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: 15.0973 , 120.0171
Event Date: 16 Mar 2016 22:46 UTC
17 Mar 2016 06:46 Local
Exposed Population:
7088775 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2016 00:00 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
1122572 0.2 16 Mar 2016 22:46 4.7M, 10km N/A 7.1 million (in 100km) 01:13 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 Central Luzon (population 6,199,000) . The nearest places are Manila, Quezon City, San Antonio, San Felipe, Botolan, Pundaquit, Santa Fe, Cabangan, Payodpod, San Narciso, and San Marcelino.

Radius Population
100 km 7.1 million people
75 km 3.3 million people
50 km 760000 people
20 km 140000 people
10 km 40000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Luzon Philippines 6.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Maloma Central Luzon Philippines Village 4400 people 6 km
San Felipe Central Luzon Philippines Village 15000 people 7 km
Cabangan Central Luzon Philippines Village 3000 people 8 km
San Narciso Central Luzon Philippines Village 16000 people 11 km
San Antonio Central Luzon Philippines Village 21000 people 18 km
Botolan Central Luzon Philippines Village 23000 people 20 km
Pundaquit Central Luzon Philippines Village - 20 km
San Marcelino Central Luzon Philippines Village 18000 people 20 km
Payodpod Central Luzon Philippines Village - 23 km
Santa Fe Central Luzon Philippines Village 2200 people 24 km
Manila National Capital Region Philippines Capital no people 118 km
Quezon City National Capital Region Philippines Major city 1.7 million people 123 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
Iba 3 Civ. Paved No 3200 26 km
Subic Bay International Airpt SFS 17 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Iba Philippines 26 km
Subic Bay PHSFS Philippines 43 km
Masinloc PHMSC Philippines 49 km

More information

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