M 4.6 in Philippines on 19 Dec 2012 14:00 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: 91.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.0547 , 123.982
Event Date: 19 Dec 2012 14:00 UTC
19 Dec 2012 22:00 Local
Exposed Population:
3520000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012jiaj
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2012 15:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012jiaj 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
121523 0.5 19 Dec 2012 14:00 4.6M, 91.3km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 01:21 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 Central Visayas (population 4,593,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 820000 people
50 km 57000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Philippines Central Visayas 4.6 million people
Philippines Northern Mindanao 3.5 million people
Philippines Western Mindanao 3.2 million people
Philippines Central Mindanao 3.2 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
Siquijor 27 63 km
Tagbilaran TAG 5 Civ. Paved No 4100 71 km
Camiguin CGM 5 Civ. Paved No 4200 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lazi Philippines 42 km
Inamucan Bay Philippines 60 km
Baliango Philippines 63 km
Oroquieta Philippines 67 km
Tagbilaran PHTAG Philippines 69 km

More information

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