M 6.7 in Philippines from 10 Feb 2017 14:03 UTC to 14:03

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Event Date: 10 Feb 2017 14:03 UTC
10 Feb 2017 22:03 Local
Exposed Population: 1930000 people within 100km
Source: NTWC     us20008ixa
Inserted at: 10 Feb 2017 14:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NTWC     2.1 1 2.1
us20008ixa Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake 1 Max wave realtime 0.2m  
  C2 earthquake 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1156982 2.1 10 Feb 2017 14:03 6.7M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:01) 00:11 NTWC    
1156988 1.9 10 Feb 2017 14:03 6.5M, 27.9km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:20) 00:20 NEIC
1156993 1.9 10 Feb 2017 14:03 6.5M, 15km 6.27 120 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:15) 00:47 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.

Tsunami affected locations

The maximum Wave height is  0.2m in Talavera, Philippines. This height is estimated for 10-Feb-2017 14:04:64.

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)
10-Feb-2017 14:04:64 Talavera Philippines  0.2
10-Feb-2017 14:10:38 Matas Philippines  0.2
10-Feb-2017 14:10:38 Cadgianao Philippines  0.2
10-Feb-2017 14:04:38 Placer Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:06:00 Buenavista Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:07:38 Kinabutan Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:46:64 Dapa Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:06:00 Tagana-an Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:36:00 Pamosaingan Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:40:38 Cabugao Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:10:38 Gigaquit Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:10:38 Claver Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:13:38 Urbistondo Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 15:51:00 Taganito Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:15:00 Surigao Philippines  0.1
10-Feb-2017 14:34:64 Numancia Philippines  0.0

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Initial conditions

Title: "2km SW of Talisay"

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 9.8
  • Longitude: 125.6
  • Length: 35 km
  • Width: 9 km
  • Magnitude: 6.7 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: 1 m
  • Strike: 164 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 43 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 10 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 122.6, 6.8, 128.6, 12.8
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.5 minutes

Sea Level

More information

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