Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 19:44 UTC

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M 5.6 in Philippines on 03 Sep 2012 19:44 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 119290
Earthquake Magnitude:	5.6M
Depth:	9.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	7.946 , 125.118
Event Date:	03 Sep 2012 19:44 UTC 04 Sep 2012 03:44 Local
Exposed Population:	6100631 people within 100km
Inserted at:	03 Sep 2012 20:09 UTC

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000ce66	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

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Philippines (the): Makati to acquire seismographs 9/7/2012 11:08:00 AM.

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) Thursday 6th of September 2012 MAKATI CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The City Council has approved the purchase of three sets of 24-bit digital tri-axial seismic accelerometer, also c

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Philippines (the): NDRRMC Update Progress report re Earthquake Inciden.. 9/6/2012 1:01:00 PM.

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) DATE: 06 SEPTEMBER 2102, 6:00 AM Sources: OCDRCX, Xll PHIVOLCS-DOST

Philippines (the): DPWH-EV chief directs field offices to submit accur.. 9/6/2012 11:00:00 AM.

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) By Aurora J. Casimpan Thursday 6th of September 2012 TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Field offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visa

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Philippines (the): Bukidnon quake destroys houses, cracks buildings 9/6/2012 11:00:00 AM.

Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy Thursday 6th of September 2012 MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, September 6 (PIA) -- An intensity 5 earthquake destroyed 344 houses, cracked schoolbuildi

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