M 5.3 in Philippines on 04 Nov 2012 23:46 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: 5.3M
Depth: 43.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.5998 , 125.112
Event Date: 04 Nov 2012 23:46 UTC
05 Nov 2012 07:46 Local
Exposed Population:
About 2000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dker
Inserted at: 05 Nov 2012 00:10 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dker 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
120671 0.5 04 Nov 2012 23:46 5.3M, 43.5km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 2000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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