M 4.8 in Philippines on 23 Dec 2016 18:17 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: 4.8M
Depth: 48.41 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.0338 , 126.2683
Event Date: 23 Dec 2016 18:17 UTC
24 Dec 2016 02:17 Local
Exposed Population:
758390 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007mbk
Inserted at: 23 Dec 2016 22:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007mbk 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
1151693 0 23 Dec 2016 18:17 4.8M, 48.41km N/A 760 thousand (in 100km) 04:17 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 Burgos, San Isidro, Alegria, Caridad, Beilon, Sapao, Pilar, Libertad, Kangcohoy, San Benito, and Talavera.

Radius Population
100 km 760000 people
75 km 240000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Burgos Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 21 km
San Isidro Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 22 km
Alegria Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 23 km
Caridad Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 23 km
Beilon Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 24 km
Sapao Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 2300 people 25 km
Pilar Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 2300 people 26 km
Libertad Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 27 km
Kangcohoy Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 29 km
San Benito Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 2300 people 29 km
General Luna Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 30 km
Numancia Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 37 km
Dapa Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 8800 people 38 km
Cabugao Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 39 km
Socorro Northern Mindanao Philippines Village 9600 people 56 km
Pamosaingan Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 57 km
Layagoang Philippines Village - 64 km
Cadgianao Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 67 km
Valencia Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 69 km
Matas Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 69 km
Talavera Surigao del Norte Philippines Village - 70 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
Siargao 3 0 37 km
Nonoc 4 0 78 km
Surigao SUG 6 Civ. Paved No 5000 92 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Numancia Philippines 38 km
Dapa Philippines 38 km
Surigao PHSUG Philippines 90 km

More information

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