M 5.2 in Philippines on 26 Dec 2016 01:23 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: 5.2M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 19.1676 , 121.1592
Event Date: 26 Dec 2016 01:23 UTC
26 Dec 2016 09:23 Local
Exposed Population:
213035 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007msf
Inserted at: 26 Dec 2016 01:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007msf 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
1151944 0 26 Dec 2016 01:23 5.2M, 10km N/A 210 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Cagayan Valley (population 2,341,000) . The nearest places are Visita, Banoa, Kaniwalan, Nagsidel, Poso, Dadao, Banua, Rarasi, Sorongan, Namuac, and Portugal.

Radius Population
100 km 210000 people
75 km 75000 people
50 km 8200 people
20 km 1900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people
Cordillera Administrative Region Philippines 1.1 million people
Taiwan China 22.5 million people
Southern Tagalog Philippines 8.3 million people
Central Luzon Philippines 6.2 million people
National Capital Region Philippines 7.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Visita Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 15 km
Banoa Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 16 km
Kaniwalan Philippines Village - 30 km
Nagsidel Philippines Village - 33 km
Poso Philippines Village - 35 km
Dadao Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 35 km
Banua Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 36 km
Rarasi Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 40 km
Sorongan Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 43 km
Namuac Cagayan Valley Philippines Village 3000 people 61 km
Claveria Cagayan Valley Philippines Village 10000 people 63 km
Santiago Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 64 km
Batitgao Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 64 km
Kilkiling Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 66 km
Portugal Cagayan Valley Philippines Village - 67 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
Taggat 5 0 63 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Calayan Philippines 34 km
Claveria Philippines 62 km
Abulog Philippines 86 km

More information

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