M 5.4 in Philippines on 20 Sep 2012 21:21 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: 5.4M
Depth: 111.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.9775 , 126.383
Event Date: 20 Sep 2012 21:21 UTC
21 Sep 2012 05:21 Local
Exposed Population:
About 82000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000csx3
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2012 21:41 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000csx3 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
119750 0.5 20 Sep 2012 21:21 5.4M, 111.2km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Southern Mindanao (population 4,457,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 24000 people
50 km 4300 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Philippines Southern Mindanao 4.5 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
Malita 5 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Monserat Philippines 75 km
Lamitan Philippines 76 km

More information

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