M 4.6 in Philippines on 15 Aug 2016 02:50 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: 44.22 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.9657 , 122.0916
Event Date: 15 Aug 2016 02:50 UTC
15 Aug 2016 10:50 Local
Exposed Population:
731144 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006du2
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2016 04:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006du2 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
1136714 0 15 Aug 2016 02:50 4.6M, 44.22km N/A 730 thousand (in 100km) 01:39 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 Tagalog (population 8,266,000) . The nearest places are Calutcot, Cabungalunan, Magdalo, Abucay, Patnanongan, Ngalan, Binibitinan, Libjo, Panukulan, and Polillo.

Radius Population
100 km 730000 people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 28000 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 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
Calutcot Quezon Philippines Village - 10 km
Cabungalunan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 12 km
Magdalo Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 14 km
Abucay Philippines Village - 14 km
Patnanongan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 23 km
Ngalan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 25 km
Binibitinan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 25 km
Libjo Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 28 km
Panukulan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village 2800 people 30 km
Polillo Southern Tagalog Philippines Village 5400 people 31 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 0 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Polillo Island Philippines 31 km
Puerto Real Philippines 61 km
Dahikan Philippines 92 km
Mauban Philippines 93 km
Jose Panganiban PHJPM Philippines 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Caliraya Caliraya Caliraya 1949 98 km

More information

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