M 5.5 in Philippines from 06 Jul 2008 12:01 UTC to 12:01

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: 5.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 15.3 , 122.47
Event Date: 06 Jul 2008 12:01 UTC
06 Jul 2008 20:01 Local
Exposed Population:
about 94000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 06 Jul 2008 18:05 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
42268 0.5 06 Jul 2008 12:01 5.4M, 104km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 GEOFON
42269 0.5 06 Jul 2008 12:01 5.3M, 87km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 GEOFON
42270 0.5 06 Jul 2008 12:01 5.4M, 35km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
42289 0.5 06 Jul 2008 12:01 5.5M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 06:04 EMSC
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 Calutcot, Jomalig, Patnanongan, Magdalo, Cabungalunan, and Abucay.

Radius Population
100 km 180000 people
75 km 60000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Tagalog Philippines 8.3 million people
Bicol Philippines 3.9 million people
Central Luzon Philippines 6.2 million people
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people
National Capital Region Philippines 7.9 million people
Ilocos Philippines 3.6 million people
Cordillera Administrative Region Philippines 1.1 million people
Eastern Visayas Philippines 3.1 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Calutcot Quezon Philippines Village - 50 km
Jomalig Philippines Village 2200 people 52 km
Patnanongan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 57 km
Magdalo Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 59 km
Cabungalunan Southern Tagalog Philippines Village - 63 km
Abucay Philippines Village - 63 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
Larap 5 0 97 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Polillo Island Philippines 80 km
Dahikan Philippines 95 km
Jose Panganiban PHJPM Philippines 96 km

More information

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