Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Philippines from 23 Sep 2016 22:53 UTC to 22:53

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M 6.5 in Philippines from 23 Sep 2016 22:53 UTC to 22:53

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.5M
Depth:	69 Km
Lat/Lon:	6.7 , 126.6
Event Date:	23 Sep 2016 22:53 UTC 24 Sep 2016 06:53 Local
Exposed Population:	660000 people within 100km
Source:	NTWC at00odzbkm
Inserted at:	23 Sep 2016 23:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NTWC	1.5		0		1.5
at00odzbkm	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1140948		1.5	23 Sep 2016 22:53	6.5M, 69km	N/A	670 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:09	NTWC
1140951		1.4	23 Sep 2016 22:53	6.3M, 62.51km	5.11	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:22	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 Bobon, Tamisan, Jovellar, Tagabaquid, Kabuaya, Santa Cruz, Mati, Buso, Zaragosa, Bajucan, and Sebio.

Radius	Population
100 km	670000 people
75 km	480000 people
50 km	140000 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
Northern Mindanao	Philippines	3.5 million people
Central Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	2.7 million people
Western Mindanao	Philippines	3.2 million people
Eastern Visayas	Philippines	3.1 million people
Central Visayas	Philippines	4.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bobon	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	4500 people	35 km
Tamisan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2800 people	37 km
Jovellar	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2300 people	43 km
Tagabaquid	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	44 km
Kabuaya	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	-	45 km
Santa Cruz	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	50 km
Mati	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	72000 people	51 km
Buso	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	53 km
Zaragosa	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	54 km
Bajucan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	54 km
Tibanban	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	7700 people	56 km
Cambalion	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	-	56 km
La Union	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	5200 people	57 km
Monserat	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	57 km
Manay	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	20000 people	57 km
Baon	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3600 people	58 km
Governor Generoso	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	58 km
Nangan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3400 people	59 km
Wason	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	59 km
Luzon	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	3200 people	60 km
Tagabibi	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	60 km
Surup	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Manreza	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	61 km
Manikling	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	2400 people	63 km
Tauantauan	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	64 km
Santiago	Davao Oriental	Philippines	Village	2600 people	65 km
Langca	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	67 km
San Jose	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	68 km
Rizal	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	69 km
Lupon	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	27000 people	69 km
Central	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	69 km
Sebio	Southern Mindanao	Philippines	Village	-	70 km

see full list

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	45 km
Baganga	BNQ	unknown				0	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Mati	PHMXI	Philippines	48 km
Monserat		Philippines	58 km
Caraga		Philippines	70 km

More information

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