M 5.6 in Philippines on 01 Sep 2012 01:16 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: 5.6M
Depth: 35.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.4259 , 126.629
Event Date: 01 Sep 2012 01:16 UTC
01 Sep 2012 09:16 Local
Exposed Population:
132548 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ccyn
Inserted at: 01 Sep 2012 04:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
usc000ccyn 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
119197 0.3 01 Sep 2012 01:16 5.4M, 37.1km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
119198 0 01 Sep 2012 01:20 5.3M, 34.9km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
119199 0.3 01 Sep 2012 01:16 5.4M, 35km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:54 NEIC
119201 0.5 01 Sep 2012 01:20 5.3M, 34.9km N/A Few people (in 100km) 02:16 NEIC
119202 0.4 01 Sep 2012 01:16 5.6M, 35.1km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 03:11 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 2000 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
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
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people
Western Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Southern Tagalog Philippines 8.3 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
Siargao 3 0 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Numancia Philippines 94 km
Dapa Philippines 96 km

More information

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