M 4.9 in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 03:11 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: 4.9M
Depth: 35.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.3936 , 126.432
Event Date: 03 Sep 2012 03:11 UTC
03 Sep 2012 11:11 Local
Exposed Population:
230000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cduk
Inserted at: 03 Sep 2012 03:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cduk 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
119266 0.5 03 Sep 2012 03:11 4.9M, 35.1km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 64000 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

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 77 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Numancia Philippines 77 km
Dapa Philippines 82 km

More information

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