M 4.8 in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 22:18 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: 4.8M
Depth: 35.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.4771 , 126.286
Event Date: 03 Sep 2012 22:18 UTC
04 Sep 2012 06:18 Local
Exposed Population:
310000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ce8u
Inserted at: 03 Sep 2012 23:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ce8u 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
119292 0.5 03 Sep 2012 22:18 4.8M, 35.1km N/A 310 thousand (in 100km) 00:57 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 310000 people
75 km 76000 people
50 km <1000 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

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 75 km
Guiuan 2 Civ. Paved No 7000 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Numancia Philippines 76 km
Dapa Philippines 84 km
Guiuan Philippines 88 km

More information

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