Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Philippines on 22 Apr 2019 09:11 UTC

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M 6.1 in Philippines on 22 Apr 2019 09:11 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.1M
Depth:	20 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.9309 , 120.4649
Event Date:	22 Apr 2019 09:11 UTC 22 Apr 2019 17:11 Local
Exposed Population:	490000 people in MMI 31240000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us70003a63
Inserted at:	22 Apr 2019 10:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	1.4		1.4
us70003a63	Scaled population (vector)	2.89
	C1 shakemap	0.43
	C2 shakemap	0.27
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.89

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1257490		1	22 Apr 2019 09:11	6.3M, 40.19km	6.18	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:18	NEIC
1257494		1.4	22 Apr 2019 09:11	6.1M, 20km	6.82	490 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		01:06	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 ,of Central Luzon (population 689,001) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity	Population
	3.7 million people
	13.7 million people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1	1257490	14.94/120.493	6.3	40.2	6.184	22 Apr 2019 09:38	00:27	(new episode)
2	1	1257494	14.94/120.493	6.3	40.2	6.184	22 Apr 2019 10:18	01:06	(new episode)
3	1.1	1257494	14.931/120.465	6.1	20.0	6.556	22 Apr 2019 10:20	01:09	(upd of #2)
4	1.1	1257494	14.931/120.465	6.1	20.0	6.556	22 Apr 2019 11:17	02:06	(upd of #3)
5	1.4	1257494	14.924/120.497	6.1	20.0	6.667	22 Apr 2019 16:59	07:48	(upd of #4)
6	1.4	1257494	14.924/120.497	6.1	20.0	6.823	23 Apr 2019 09:22	1d 00:11	(upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central Luzon	Philippines	690000 people
Central Luzon	Philippines	9.5 million people
National Capital Region	Philippines	5.4 million people
Central Luzon	Philippines	<1000 people
Southern Tagalog	Philippines	<1000 people
Cagayan Valley	Philippines	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Floridablanca	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	4 km
Dinalupihan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	67000 people	7 km
Valdez	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	8 km
Hermosa	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	34000 people	12 km
Guagua	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	9300 people	18 km
Orani	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	44000 people	16 km
Samal	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	30000 people	20 km
Pasbul	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	22 km
Suban	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	22 km
Olongapo	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	220000 people	23 km
Abucay	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	35000 people	24 km
Subic	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	67000 people	25 km
Hagonoy	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	120000 people	27 km
San Fernando	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	250000 people	27 km
Angeles	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	290000 people	27 km
San Matias	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	27 km
Santa Fe	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	2200 people	28 km
Castillejos	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	27000 people	28 km
Balanga	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	73000 people	29 km
Payodpod	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	29 km
San Isidro	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	4000 people	31 km
Pilar	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	18000 people	32 km
San Simon	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	29000 people	32 km
Cabog	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	33 km
San Marcelino	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	18000 people	33 km
Quitangil	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	34 km
Buensuceso	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	3700 people	34 km
Morong	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	16000 people	35 km
Orion	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	47000 people	37 km
San Vicente	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	16000 people	37 km
Bagac	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	3900 people	38 km
Malolos	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	200000 people	38 km
Gatiauin	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	39 km
Bamban	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	40 km
Silanguin	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	40 km
San Antonio	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	21000 people	40 km
Pulilan	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	76000 people	42 km
Pamarauan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	42 km
San Narciso	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	16000 people	42 km
Pundaquit	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	43 km
Candaba	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	46000 people	43 km
Limay	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	52000 people	43 km
Tabang	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	44 km
San Felipe	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	15000 people	44 km
Paysawan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	45 km
Capas	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	71000 people	46 km
Odonnell	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	46 km
Baliuag	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	130000 people	47 km
Himacay	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	47 km
San Jose	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	7400 people	47 km
Maloma	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	4400 people	47 km
San Pedro	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	48 km
Poonbato	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	48 km
Concepcion	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	4100 people	48 km
Cabangan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	3000 people	51 km
Maguinao	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	2900 people	52 km
San Roque	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	4900 people	53 km
Diliman	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	3800 people	53 km
Meycauayan	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	180000 people	53 km
Cabcaben	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	5900 people	55 km
Mariveles	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	83000 people	55 km
Santa Monica	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	5400 people	55 km
San Ildefonso	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	6400 people	56 km
Cabiao	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	49000 people	57 km
San Miguel	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	19000 people	58 km
Tanza	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	44000 people	58 km
Entablado	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	5100 people	59 km
Dumarais	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	3500 people	59 km
San Juan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
San Luis	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
San Antonio	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	26000 people	59 km
San Miguel	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	66000 people	60 km
Tinajeros	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	60 km
Santa Cruz	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Lauang Bato	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Talaba	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Caut	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	62 km
Pulang Buli	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	62 km
Botolan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	23000 people	62 km
Caloocan	Southern Tagalog	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Angat	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	41000 people	63 km
Tubang	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
San Rogue	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	-	63 km
Tarlac	Central Luzon	Philippines	City	180000 people	63 km
San Nicolas	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	2100 people	65 km
Tanque	National Capital Region	Philippines	Village	-	65 km
Manila	National Capital Region	Philippines	Capital	10.2 million people	67 km
Gapan	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	78000 people	67 km
Tartaro	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	5200 people	68 km
Carmen	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	2800 people	69 km
Quezon City	National Capital Region	Philippines	Major city	1.7 million people	71 km
San Leonardo	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	34000 people	72 km
Santa Rosa	Central Luzon	Philippines	Village	12000 people	75 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
Basa AB		46	Mil.	Paved	No	8300	7 km
Subic Bay International Airpt	SFS	17	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	26 km
Clark AB	CRK	146	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	30 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Subic Bay	PHSFS	Philippines	21 km
Bataan	PHBTN	Philippines	50 km
Mariveles		Philippines	55 km
Navotas		Philippines	60 km
Manila	PHMNL	Philippines	65 km

More information

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