M 4.9 in Philippines on 04 Oct 2012 14:45 UTC
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: 19.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.8615 , 126.314
Event Date: 04 Oct 2012 14:45 UTC
04 Oct 2012 22:45 Local
Exposed Population:
710000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000d1cl
Inserted at: 04 Oct 2012 15:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000d1cl 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
120047 0.5 04 Oct 2012 14:45 4.9M, 19.5km N/A 710 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 Northern Mindanao (population 3,510,000) . The nearest places are Libertad, and General Luna.

Radius Population
100 km 740000 people
75 km 310000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 13000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Libertad Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 17 km
General Luna Northern Mindanao Philippines Village - 17 km

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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 37 km
Nonoc 4 77 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dapa Philippines 28 km
Numancia Philippines 36 km

More information

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