M 4.9 in Philippines on 31 Mar 2024 21:16 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 1422019
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 62.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 8.2682 , 126.6451
Event Date: 31 Mar 2024 21:16 UTC
01 Apr 2024 05:16 Local
Exposed Population:
570 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 02 Apr 2024 11:33 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m940 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Magnitude 6.0 quake shakes Japan 4/4/2024 9:13:00 PM.

TOKYO: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthqu
...(more)
Labor Ministry of concerned for Thais in Taiwan after earthquake 4/4/2024 9:07:00 PM.

Labor Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn recently directed Prapawadee Kaewsiripong, the Minister Counselor on Labor, to keep a close watch on the situation and ensure the safety of Thai workers. The Ministry of Labor has raised concerns for T
...(more)
Taiwán a contrarreloj: rescatistas buscan a decenas de personas 4/4/2024 8:48:00 PM.

Los equipos de rescate de Taiwán trabajan este jueves para liberar a las personas atrapadas en túneles y carreteras remotas, luego del que dejó al menos 10 muertos y más de mil 100 heridos. Decenas de personas en la ciudad de Hualien, la má
...(more)
Biden advierte a Netanyahu que el futuro apoyo de Estados Unidos "esta.. 4/4/2024 8:46:00 PM.

A las 6.29 del 7 de octubre del 2023, Israel entró en estado de shock . El mayor ataque en sus 76 años de historia fue de tales dimensiones (1.200 muertos, más de 240 secuestrados, violaciones, 2.000 proyectiles...) que aparcó su enorme fra
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

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 (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),