M 5 in Philippines on 07 Sep 2016 04:54 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: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.3609 , 126.0149
Event Date: 07 Sep 2016 04:54 UTC
07 Sep 2016 12:54 Local
Exposed Population:
3026179 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006mlv
Inserted at: 07 Sep 2016 05:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006mlv 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
1139221 0 07 Sep 2016 04:54 5M, 10km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 00:14 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 Northern Mindanao (population 3,510,000) . The nearest places are Anoling, Novela, Bayogan, Santa Ana, Bunawan, Amaga, La Paz, Batunan, Borbon, and Gracia.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 1 million people
20 km 210000 people
10 km 43000 people
5 km 18000 people
2 km 3400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Anoling Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 1 km
Novela Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 11 km
Bayogan Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 12 km
Santa Ana Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 17 km
Bunawan Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 15000 people 20 km
Amaga Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 2200 people 21 km
La Paz Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 3600 people 23 km
Batunan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 24 km
Borbon Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 2100 people 24 km
Gracia Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 26 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
Bislig BPH 3 Civ. Paved No 3900 38 km
Tandag TDG 5 Civ. Paved No 4400 81 km
Butuan BXU 43 Civ. Paved No 6000 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hinatuan Philippines 35 km
Bislig / Mindanao PHBPH Philippines 41 km
Lamon Anchorage Philippines 43 km
Aras Asan Philippines 67 km
Tandag Philippines 83 km
Butuan Philippines 83 km

More information

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