M 5.5 in Philippines on 17 Apr 2014 04:38 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 1029922
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 566.88 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.5041 , 123.026
Event Date: 17 Apr 2014 04:38 UTC
17 Apr 2014 12:38 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2014 04:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Philippines: Philippines: Typhoons and floods 2013, Emergency appeal n.. 4/18/2014 9:00:00 PM.

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Philippines Summary: This update summarizes the progress made since the allocation of Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) – and subsequently the launch of e
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Historical churches to visit for Visita Iglesia 4/17/2014 12:15:00 PM.

MANILA -- Holy Week is not only a time for reflection and forgiveness. For most Catholics, visiting different churches in various parts of the country is also a big part of the Holy Week celebrations.
Philippines revises dev''t plan, sets higher infra spending 4/17/2014 4:56:00 AM.

With just two years to go before its term ends, Philippine President Aquino's administration plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to make economic growth inclusive and lift millions out of poverty
3 Manila churches for Visita Iglesia 4/17/2014 3:31:00 AM.

MANILA -- It has been a tradition for Catholics to visit popular churches outside of Manila, but with the amount of people doing the same, some prefer to stay in the metro to avoid traffic and the crowds flocking to churches.

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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), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),