M 5.3 in Philippines on 15 Sep 2012 10:26 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.558 , 125.466
Event Date: 15 Sep 2012 10:26 UTC
15 Sep 2012 18:26 Local
Exposed Population:
820000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cpjt
Inserted at: 16 Sep 2012 05:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cpjt 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
119630 0.5 15 Sep 2012 10:26 5.4M, 34.7km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:44 NEIC
119639 0.5 15 Sep 2012 10:26 5.3M, 35km N/A 820 thousand (in 100km) 19:19 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 Eastern Visayas (population 3,055,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 770000 people
75 km 460000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Philippines Eastern Visayas 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
Dolores 2 59 km
Catarman CRM 2 Civ. Paved No 4400 94 km
Borongan 2 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Laoang Philippines 53 km

More information

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