Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines on 05 Aug 2016 00:02 UTC

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M 4.5 in Philippines on 05 Aug 2016 00:02 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.5M
Depth:	98.16 Km
Lat/Lon:	6.108 , 126.5329
Event Date:	05 Aug 2016 00:02 UTC 05 Aug 2016 08:02 Local
Exposed Population:	233675 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006a7a
Inserted at:	05 Aug 2016 00:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us10006a7a	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1135808		n.a	05 Aug 2016 00:02	4.5M, 98.16km	N/A	230 thousand (in 100km)		00:27	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 Tagabibi, Surup, Kabuaya, Nangan, and Luzon.

Radius	Population
100 km	230000 people
75 km	36000 people
50 km	5300 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Southern Mindanao	Philippines	4.5 million people
Central Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	2.7 million people
Northern Mindanao	Philippines	3.5 million people
Western Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Eastern Visayas	Philippines	3.1 million people
Maluku	Indonesia	2 million people
Central Visayas	Philippines	4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tagabibi	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	49 km
Surup	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	-	53 km
Kabuaya	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	-	60 km
Nangan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3400 people	60 km
Luzon	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3200 people	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
Imelda Romualdez Marcos	MXI	47	Civ.	Paved	No	4200	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Monserat		Philippines	73 km
Lamitan		Philippines	92 km
Mati	PHMXI	Philippines	97 km

More information

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