M 4.6 in Philippines on 25 Dec 2016 08:00 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: Km
Lat/Lon: 6.1645 , 126.5681
Event Date: 25 Dec 2016 08:00 UTC
25 Dec 2016 16:00 Local
Exposed Population:
339049 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007mlt
Inserted at: 25 Dec 2016 08:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007mlt 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
1151826 0 25 Dec 2016 08:00 4.6M, 32.56km N/A 340 thousand (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 Southern Mindanao (population 4,457,000) . The nearest places are Tagabibi, Surup, Kabuaya, Nangan, and Luzon.

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 41000 people
50 km 6000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Southern Mindanao Philippines 4.5 million people
Central Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Northern Mindanao Philippines 3.5 million people
Western Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Eastern Visayas Philippines 3.1 million people
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Central Visayas Philippines 4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tagabibi Southern Mindanao Philippines Village - 49 km
Surup Davao Oriental Philippines Village - 53 km
Kabuaya Davao Oriental Philippines Village - 57 km
Nangan Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 3400 people 60 km
Luzon Southern Mindanao Philippines Village 3200 people 65 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
Imelda Romualdez Marcos MXI 47 Civ. Paved No 4200 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Monserat Philippines 71 km
Mati PHMXI Philippines 93 km
Lamitan Philippines 96 km

More information

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