M 4.6 in Philippines on 04 Nov 2012 04:14 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: 4.6M
Depth: 147.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.777 , 126.268
Event Date: 04 Nov 2012 04:14 UTC
04 Nov 2012 12:14 Local
Exposed Population:
110000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dk23
Inserted at: 04 Nov 2012 04:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dk23 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
120658 0.5 04 Nov 2012 04:14 4.6M, 147.6km N/A 110 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 120000 people
75 km 13000 people
50 km no 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 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lamitan Philippines 71 km
Monserat Philippines 92 km

More information

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