M 5 in Philippines on 15 Apr 2014 02:43 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1029773
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 45.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.9143 , 126.4855
Event Date: 15 Apr 2014 02:43 UTC
15 Apr 2014 10:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1167983 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2014 03:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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.
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Latest media headlines

Afghanistan: Afghanistan (MAAAF001) Annual Report 2013 4/16/2014 11:23:00 AM.

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Afghanistan Overview During the reporting period as part of the disaster management programme significant efforts were made to strengthen Afghanistan Red Cres
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THE Philippines on Monday announced plans to spend more on infrastruct.. 4/15/2014 6:27:00 PM.

The revised Philippine Development Plan sets more ambitious economic targets to address persistent concerns that poor Filipinos are not enjoying the benefits of the country’s recent dramatic economic growth. Among the new targets is the low
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Philippines unveils new plan to fight persistent poverty 4/15/2014 3:29:00 PM.

The Philippines Monday announced plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to lift millions out of poverty.
Philippines unveils anti-poverty plan 4/15/2014 4:34:00 AM.

MANILA: The Philippines yesterday announced plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to lift millions out of poverty. The revised Philippine Development Plan sets more ambitious economic targets to address pe
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),