Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines on 17 Dec 2017 14:32 UTC

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M 5.1 in Philippines on 17 Dec 2017 14:32 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:	5.1M
Depth:	48.82 Km
Lat/Lon:	10.3999 , 125.9228
Event Date:	17 Dec 2017 14:32 UTC 17 Dec 2017 22:32 Local
Exposed Population:	800000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000c5eq
Inserted at:	17 Dec 2017 15:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000c5eq	Scaled population (vector)	5.39
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	-0.18
	INFORM_normalised	0.89

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1191356		0	17 Dec 2017 14:32	5.1M, 51.08km	N/A	810 thousand (in 100km)		00:47	NEIC
1191358		0	17 Dec 2017 14:32	5.1M, 48.82km	N/A	810 thousand (in 100km)		00:52	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 Rizal, Malinao, Cagosoan Pt, Loreto, Valencia, Alegria, Homonhon, Sapao, Layagoang, Burgos, and Cabugao.

Radius	Population
100 km	810000 people
75 km	280000 people
50 km	36000 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
Eastern Visayas	Philippines	3.1 million people
Southern Mindanao	Philippines	4.5 million people
Central Visayas	Philippines	4.6 million people
Bicol	Philippines	3.9 million people
Western Visayas	Philippines	5.4 million people
Central Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Western Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Southern Tagalog	Philippines	8.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Rizal	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	34 km
Malinao	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	37 km
Cagosoan Pt	Eastern Visayas	Philippines	Village	-	38 km
Loreto	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	5400 people	38 km
Valencia	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	40 km
Alegria	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	41 km
Homonhon	Eastern Visayas	Philippines	Village	-	44 km
Sapao	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2300 people	44 km
Layagoang		Philippines	Village	-	46 km
Burgos	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	46 km
San Jose	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	47 km
Beilon	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	48 km
San Benito	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2300 people	50 km
Inaculangan	Eastern Visayas	Philippines	Village	-	50 km
San Isidro	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	54 km
Lipata	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	55 km
Kangcohoy	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	56 km
Puerto Princesa	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	57 km
Melgar	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	57 km
Numancia	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
Matas	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
Caridad	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
Cadgianao	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	60 km
Pilar	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2300 people	62 km
Libertad	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	68 km
Cabugao	Northern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	68 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	58 km
Guiuan		2	Civ.	Paved	No	7000	73 km
Nonoc		4				0	75 km
Surigao	SUG	6	Civ.	Paved	No	5000	86 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Numancia		Philippines	59 km
Dapa		Philippines	73 km
Guiuan		Philippines	74 km
Surigao	PHSUG	Philippines	82 km
Lagome		Philippines	84 km
Liloan		Philippines	92 km

More information

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