M 4.6 in Philippines on 04 May 2016 09:56 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: 4.6M
Depth: 51.36 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.5687 , 125.8295
Event Date: 04 May 2016 09:56 UTC
04 May 2016 17:56 Local
Exposed Population:
5080918 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 May 2016 10:36 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
1127323 0.1 04 May 2016 09:56 4.6M, 51.36km N/A 5.1 million (in 100km) 00:39 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 Mindanao (population 4,457,000) . The nearest places are Davao, Callawan, Kanigawan, Tagum, Luna, New Bohol, Mawab, Esperanza, Mabantao, Kinamayap, and Mauav.

Radius Population
100 km 5.1 million people
75 km 3.7 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 680000 people
10 km 110000 people
5 km 44000 people
2 km 6500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
New Corella Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 21000 people 2 km
New Bohol Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 3700 people 5 km
Kanigawan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 7 km
Tagum Southern Mindanao Philippines City 170000 people 10 km
Mawab Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 14000 people 12 km
Abaca Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 12 km
Esperanza Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 2700 people 13 km
Luna Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 4500 people 18 km
Mauav Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 18 km
Callawan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 19 km
Mabantao Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 3200 people 19 km
Kinamayap Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 19 km
Davao Southern Mindanao Philippines Major city 1.2 million people 59 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
Francisco Bangoy International DVO 27 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 53 km
Baganga BNQ unknown 80 km
Imelda Romualdez Marcos MXI 47 Civ. Paved No 4200 84 km
Bislig BPH 3 Civ. Paved No 3900 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tambungon Philippines 40 km
Davao PHBIY Philippines 60 km
Talomo Philippines 65 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pulangi 4 Pulangi 1986 92 km

More information

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