Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines on 27 Mar 2006 23:43 UTC

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M 5.4 in Philippines on 27 Mar 2006 23:43 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:	5.4M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	12.1 , 121.37
Event Date:	27 Mar 2006 23:43 UTC 28 Mar 2006 07:43 Local
Exposed Population:	820000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	28 Mar 2006 02:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.5		0.5
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
17347		0.5	27 Mar 2006 23:43	5.4M, 41km	N/A	820 thousand (in 100km)		02:31	EMSC
17348		0.5	27 Mar 2006 23:43	5.4M, 41.1km	N/A	820 thousand (in 100km)		03:17	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 Tagalog (population 8,266,000) . The nearest places are Semirara, Imba, Bulalacao, Bolo, Santa Teresa, Hininga-an, Mangarin B, Sibay, Balatasan, Ambulong, and Calintaan.

Radius	Population
100 km	1000000 people
75 km	630000 people
50 km	240000 people
20 km	17000 people
10 km	11000 people
5 km	6600 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Southern Tagalog	Philippines	8.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Semirara		Philippines	Village	5400 people	4 km
Imba		Philippines	Village	-	26 km
Bulalacao	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	12000 people	26 km
Bolo	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	28 km
Santa Teresa	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	3200 people	29 km
Hininga-an		Philippines	Village	-	30 km
Mangarin B	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	32 km
Sibay		Philippines	Village	-	32 km
Balatasan	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	33 km
Ambulong	Mindoro Occidental	Philippines	Village	-	40 km
San Jose	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	48000 people	43 km
Mansalay	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	23000 people	48 km
Central	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	52 km
Roxas	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	14000 people	54 km
San Agustin	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	4700 people	55 km
Pitogo	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	2600 people	58 km
San Mariano	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	4700 people	59 km
Boayahan		Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Kanturoy	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Buruanga	Western Visayas	Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Cawayan	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	2900 people	64 km
Acogon		Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Tabonac	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Santander	Western Visayas	Philippines	Village	-	65 km
Acliang	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	65 km
Union	Aklan	Philippines	Village	2300 people	67 km
Tabay	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	68 km
Mati	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	69 km
Santa Fe	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	2300 people	69 km
Calintaan	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	11000 people	70 km

see full list

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
San Jose	SJI	3	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	45 km
Wasig		5				0	49 km
Caticlan Malay	MPH	unknown				0	67 km
Romblon	TBH	3	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	81 km
Pinamalayan		32				0	98 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Semirara Island	Philippines	6 km
Caminawit	Philippines	40 km
Bongabong	Philippines	74 km
Odiongan	Philippines	75 km
Pandan	Philippines	91 km
Sablayan	Philippines	98 km

More information

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