M 4.7 in Philippines on 10 Aug 2016 08:17 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: 4.7M
Depth: 71.59 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.6625 , 125.3175
Event Date: 10 Aug 2016 08:17 UTC
10 Aug 2016 16:17 Local
Exposed Population:
1977798 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006cjn
Inserted at: 10 Aug 2016 08:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us10006cjn 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
1136229 n.a 10 Aug 2016 08:17 4.7M, 71.59km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:24 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 Margus-Pequeño, Pañgyan, Batulaki, Burias, Kipagah, Lago, Kamalian, Fort Holland, Kibayo, and Malabog.

Radius Population
100 km 2 million people
75 km 1.6 million people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 34000 people
5 km 10000 people
2 km 1500 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
Margus-Pequeño Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 2 km
Pañgyan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 5200 people 6 km
Batulaki Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 10 km
Burias South Cotabato Philippines Village 4100 people 11 km
Kipagah Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 11 km
Lago Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 12 km
Kamalian Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 13 km
Fort Holland Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 14 km
Kibayo Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 16 km
Malabog Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 18 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
Buayan GES 9 Civ. Paved No 5500 50 km
Tambler 151 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 50 km
Malita 5 0 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Glan Philippines 22 km
Dadiangas PHDAD Philippines 51 km
Lamitan Philippines 64 km

More information

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