M 4.6 in Philippines on 20 Mar 2018 11:10 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: 4.6M
Depth: 610.95 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.5957 , 123.6176
Event Date: 20 Mar 2018 11:10 UTC
20 Mar 2018 19:10 Local
Exposed Population:
1010000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000d6qz
Inserted at: 20 Mar 2018 11:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000d6qz Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1203627 0 20 Mar 2018 11:10 4.6M, 610.95km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Mindanao (population 3,171,000) . The nearest places are Sedem, Lapaken, Pitas Pt, Basiauang, Tipudus, Ballia, Puricay, Meti, Resa, Sañgay, and Tabuan.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 190000 people
50 km 38000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people
Western Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Eastern Visayas Philippines 3.1 million people
Sabah Malaysia 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sedem Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 45 km
Lapaken Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 46 km
Pitas Pt Philippines Village - 48 km
Basiauang Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 49 km
Tipudus Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 49 km
Ballia Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 49 km
Puricay Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 50 km
Meti Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 50 km
Resa Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 50 km
Sañgay Central Mindanao Philippines Village 3700 people 51 km
Linao B Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 51 km
Sugko Sultan Kudarat Philippines Village - 51 km
Kinimi Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 53 km
Mamant Maslo Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 57 km
Basak Central Mindanao Philippines Village 3700 people 61 km
Malotunol Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 62 km
Romogaob Central Mindanao Philippines Village - 65 km
Tabuan Central Mindanao 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
Awang CBO 58 Civ. Paved No 6200 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Milbuk Philippines 86 km
Cotabato PHCBO Philippines 99 km

More information

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