M 4.6 in Philippines on 21 Oct 2013 14:22 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: 4.6M
Depth: 20.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.03 , 124.31
Event Date: 21 Oct 2013 14:22 UTC
21 Oct 2013 22:22 Local
Exposed Population:
5679559 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2013 15:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1017682 0.1 21 Oct 2013 14:22 4.6M, 20.01km N/A 5.7 million (in 100km) 01:37 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 Central Visayas (population 4,593,000) . The nearest places are Bigot, and Bogang.

Radius Population
100 km 5.7 million people
75 km 4.5 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 360000 people
10 km 130000 people
5 km 32000 people
2 km 2700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bigot Central Visayas Philippines Village - 8 km
Bogang Central Visayas Philippines Village - 8 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ubay 8 18 km
Mactan-Cebu International NOP 11 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 48 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Jetafe Philippines 22 km
Guindulman Bay Philippines 38 km
Tubigan Philippines 38 km

More information

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