Overall Green Earthquake alert in Philippines from 18 Jun 2009 05:17 UTC to 05:17

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M 4.9 in Philippines from 18 Jun 2009 05:17 UTC to 05:17

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.9M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	7.86 , 126.78
Event Date:	18 Jun 2009 05:17 UTC 18 Jun 2009 13:17 Local
Exposed Population:	860000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	18 Jun 2009 07:03 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	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
59632	0.5	18 Jun 2009 05:17	4.9M, 88km	N/A	770 thousand (in 100km)	00:10	GEOFON
59633	0.5	18 Jun 2009 05:17	4.9M, 35km	N/A	490 thousand (in 100km)	00:31	NEIC
59643	0.5	18 Jun 2009 05:17	4.9M, 80km	N/A	860 thousand (in 100km)	01:46	EMSC
59652	0.5	18 Jun 2009 05:17	4.9M, 35km	N/A	540 thousand (in 100km)	05:51	NEIC
59654	0.5	18 Jun 2009 05:17	4.9M, 35km	N/A	540 thousand (in 100km)	05:56	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) . The nearest places are Kinablañgan, Dapnan, San Antonio, Baganga, San Rafael, Masa, Cateel, Baculin, Boston, Lingig, and Pagsabañgan.

Radius	Population
100 km	820000 people
75 km	310000 people
50 km	49000 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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kinablañgan	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	5400 people	33 km
Dapnan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	36 km
San Antonio	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	36 km
Baganga	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	10000 people	39 km
San Rafael	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2100 people	41 km
Masa	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	42 km
Cateel	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	6500 people	46 km
Baculin	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3000 people	47 km
Boston	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	2900 people	49 km
Lingig	Surigao del Sur	Philippines	Village	6300 people	51 km
Baculin B	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	52 km
Pagtilaan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	52 km
Kadahanan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	54 km
Kamo	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	54 km
Manurigao	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	55 km
Barcelona	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3500 people	57 km
Panalsalan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	62 km
San Pedro	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	4000 people	62 km
Lawigan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Central	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Salvacion	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	6000 people	65 km
Mangagoy	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	65 km
Santiago	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	2600 people	65 km
San Jose	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	65 km
Katagbakah	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	68 km
Pagsabañgan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	69 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
Baganga	BNQ	unknown				0	39 km
Bislig	BPH	3	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	69 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Caraga		Philippines	61 km
Bislig / Mindanao	PHBPH	Philippines	67 km
Hinatuan		Philippines	81 km
Lamon Anchorage		Philippines	86 km

More information

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