M 6.7 in Philippines on 17 Nov 2023 08:14 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1401224
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.7M
Glide number: EQ-2023-000228-PHL
Depth: 78 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.5872 , 125.051
Event Date: 17 Nov 2023 08:14 UTC
17 Nov 2023 16:14 Local
Exposed Population: 1.2 million (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2023 08:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.6 0 1.6
us6000lp12 Scaled population (raster) 5.34 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap 0.43 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.27      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.89      
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Philippines – Earthquake, update (ECHO 20 Nov 2023)Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:08

  • After the recent 6.7 M earthquake, that occurred on 17 November and affected southern Mindanao, the number of casualties and damage is increasing.
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 20 November,  nine fatalities, 15 injured and more than 12,885 affected people across Davao Occidental in Region XI, southern Mindanao. In addition, at least 826 houses, 118 infrastructure, 16 roads and five bridges have been damaged. Moreover, at least 21 municipalities was affected by power interruptions, that have been restores, and an earthquake-induced landslide has been reported in Region XI. Schools and working activities are still closed in 14 municipalities.
  • According to media, as of 20 November, search and rescue operations are completed. 
M6.7 in Philippines - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 21 Nov 2023 16:55

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (90), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),