M 4.7 in Philippines on 09 Oct 2016 15:04 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: 4.7M
Depth: 35.87 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.8178 , 119.3046
Event Date: 09 Oct 2016 15:04 UTC
09 Oct 2016 23:04 Local
Exposed Population:
311265 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007cye
Inserted at: 09 Oct 2016 19:06 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007cye 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
1142444 0 09 Oct 2016 15:04 4.7M, 35.87km N/A 310 thousand (in 100km) 04:01 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 Central Luzon (population 6,199,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Luzon Philippines 6.2 million people
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people
Southern Tagalog Philippines 8.3 million people
National Capital Region Philippines 7.9 million people
Cordillera Administrative Region Philippines 1.1 million people
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people
Bicol Philippines 3.9 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people

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
Iba 3 Civ. Paved No 3200 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Iba Philippines 91 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.