M 5.6 in Philippines on 10 Sep 2019 05:39 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: 5.6M
Depth: 55.52 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.7042 , 126.4689
Event Date: 10 Sep 2019 05:39 UTC
10 Sep 2019 13:39 Local
Exposed Population: 200000 people in MMI
840000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70005dza
Inserted at: 11 Sep 2019 05:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us70005dza Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0.43  
  C2 shakemap 0.27  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.89  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1271544 0.3 10 Sep 2019 05:39 5.6M, 55.52km 4.94 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 ,of Southern Mindanao (population 33,144) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.3 1271544 6.704/126.469 5.6 55.5 4.287 10 Sep 2019 06:00 00:20 (new episode)
2 0.3 1271544 6.704/126.469 5.6 55.5 4.678 10 Sep 2019 06:10 00:31 (upd of #1)
3 0.3 1271544 6.704/126.469 5.6 55.5 4.942 10 Sep 2019 07:42 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0.3 1271544 6.704/126.469 5.6 55.5 4.942 11 Sep 2019 05:42 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 740000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bobon Davao Oriental Philippines Village 4500 people 24 km
Tamisan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 2800 people 24 km
Maco Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 12000 people 100 km
Hiju Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 103 km
Lasang Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 8200 people 108 km
Panabo Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 83000 people 110 km
Tagum Southern Mindanao Philippines City 170000 people 110 km
New Bohol Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 3700 people 115 km
Esperanza Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 2700 people 116 km
Alejal Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 8000 people 117 km
Davao Penal Colony Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 120 km
Abaca Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 121 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Imelda Romualdez Marcos MXI 47 Civ. Paved No 4200 34 km

More information

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