M 4.9 in Philippines on 29 Sep 2011 05:16 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: 4.9M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 8.4933 , 127.18
Event Date: 29 Sep 2011 05:16 UTC
29 Sep 2011 13:16 Local
Exposed Population:
about 68000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc0006247
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2011 05:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc0006247 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
111941 0.5 29 Sep 2011 05:16 4.9M, 42km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 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 Southern Mindanao (population 4,457,000) .

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Eastern Visayas Philippines 3.1 million people
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people
Western Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people
Bicol Philippines 3.9 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lamon Anchorage Philippines 87 km
Hinatuan Philippines 94 km
Bislig / Mindanao PHBPH Philippines 98 km

More information

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