M 4.6 in Philippines on 14 Dec 2013 01:47 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 1020135
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 112.41 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.0179 , 126.1126
Event Date: 14 Dec 2013 01:47 UTC
14 Dec 2013 09:47 Local
Exposed Population:
662766 people within 100km
Inserted at: 14 Dec 2013 02:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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

Filipino optimism ‘very high’ in SWS poll taken before quake, Yolanda 12/17/2013 10:52:00 PM.

In a poll taken before the magnitude-7.2 quake in the Central Visayas and Super Typhoon Yolanda, optimism among Filipinos had improved in the third quarter of 2013, with two out of five Filipinos confident their lives would improve in the n
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Filipinos’ optimism very high’ ahead of disasters 12/17/2013 6:35:00 PM.

OPTIMISM among Filipinos improved in the third quarter, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report.
Haiti: Statement to the press by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coor.. 12/17/2013 5:06:00 PM.

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in Haiti Country: Haiti Geneva, 17 December 2013 I have come here today to speak about Haiti. Unfortunately, over the last four years, there have been too many
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American Red Cross had 146 Big Disaster Responses in 42 States and Ter.. 12/17/2013 4:02:00 PM.

"Thousands of Red Cross workers provided shelter, food, relief supplies and health services to people in need this year after disasters that included the Oklahoma tornadoes, flooding in Colorado and Western wildfires," said Richard Reed sen
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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 (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),