M 4.6 in Philippines on 12 Aug 2016 10:43 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 44.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.1174 , 123.1652
Event Date: 12 Aug 2016 10:43 UTC
12 Aug 2016 18:43 Local
Exposed Population:
10573779 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006d9v
Inserted at: 12 Aug 2016 11:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006d9v 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1136465 0 12 Aug 2016 10:43 4.6M, 44.85km N/A 10.6 million (in 100km) 00:31 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Philippines , Region of Central Visayas (population 4,593,000) . The nearest places are Villegas, Apanangon, Guihulngan, La Libertad, Calamba, Jimalalud, Mampahubug, Basak, Magallon Cadre, and Isabella.

Radius Population
100 km 10.6 million people
75 km 4.7 million people
50 km 2 million people
20 km 230000 people
10 km 96000 people
5 km 21000 people
2 km 2700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people
Western Visayas Philippines 5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Villegas Central Visayas Philippines Village - 7 km
Apanangon Central Visayas Philippines Village - 11 km
Guihulngan Central Visayas Philippines Village 23000 people 11 km
La Libertad Central Visayas Philippines Village 5600 people 12 km
Calamba Central Visayas Philippines City 2700 people 14 km
Jimalalud Central Visayas Philippines Village 3200 people 16 km
Mampahubug Western Visayas Philippines Village - 18 km
Basak Central Visayas Philippines Village 3700 people 20 km
Magallon Cadre Western Visayas Philippines Village 3600 people 20 km
Isabella Western Visayas Philippines Village - 21 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Bacolod BCD 9 Civ. Paved Yes 6400 64 km
Lahug 29 0 84 km
Dumaguete DGT 5 Civ. Paved No 6100 88 km
Tagbilaran TAG 5 Civ. Paved No 4100 91 km
Mactan-Cebu International NOP 11 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 92 km
Basay Cdcp 101 0 93 km
Iloilo ILO 7 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dumanjug Philippines 30 km
Pinamungajan Philippines 49 km
Carlos Philippines 49 km
Sibonga Philippines 52 km
Sangi PHTLD Philippines 58 km
Bais / Dumaguete PHBAI Philippines 59 km
Sangi PHSNG Philippines 60 km
Pulupandan PHPUL Philippines 61 km
Bacolod PHBCD Philippines 66 km
San Sebastian Philippines 73 km
Silay Philippines 79 km
Cebu PHCEB Philippines 82 km
Maribojoc Philippines 85 km
Mandaue Philippines 88 km
Tubigan Philippines 90 km
Dumaguete PHDGT Philippines 91 km
Tagbilaran PHTAG Philippines 91 km
Tolong / Dumaguete PHTLG Philippines 91 km
Cartagena / Iloilo PHCRT Philippines 92 km
Bayawan Philippines 93 km
Cadiz Philippines 94 km
Tuburan Philippines 98 km

More information

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