M 5.1 in Philippines on 30 Jan 2017 02:43 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 1104362
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 74.47 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.8989 , 126.045
Event Date: 30 Jan 2017 02:43 UTC
30 Jan 2017 10:43 Local
Exposed Population:
970000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2017 03:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.5 -0.5
us10007w4d Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 528 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

Philippines: SSS accepts calamity loan applications in areas affected ... Fri, 03 Feb 2017 02:26:00 +0100.

NAGA CITY, Feb. 3 - The Social Security System (SSS) launched a more responsive Calamity Relief Package for members affected by Super Typhoon ‘Nina’ by offering a calamity loan assistance starting February 3, 2017. SSS President and Chief E
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Worker at Fukushima nuclear disaster site sues plant operator over can ... Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:49:00 +0100.

TOKYO - A man who developed leukaemia after working as a welder at the damaged Fukushima nuclear site is suing the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) which operates the complex. The plaintiff, 42, is the first person to be recognised by l
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World: Protect wetlands to reduce disaster riskThu, 02 Feb 2017 16:21:00 +0100.

By Jonathan Fowler. GENEVA, 2 February 2017 – Sites such as mangroves, coral reefs, flood plains or peat marshes are natural buffers against weather hazards including storms and floods, according to experts marking this year’s World Wetland
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Fukushima nuclear disaster: Worker sues Tepco over cancerThu, 02 Feb 2017 16:04:00 +0100.

Image copyright AFP Image caption The plaintiff helped build scaffolding to repair the damaged No 4 reactor at the Fukushima plant. A Japanese court has begun hearing the case of a man who developed leukaemia after working as a welder at th
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),