M 6.5 in Philippines from 23 Apr 2019 05:37 UTC to 05:37

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: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Event Date: 23 Apr 2019 05:37 UTC
23 Apr 2019 13:37 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: GEOFON gfz2019hxbm
Inserted at: 23 Apr 2019 05:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
GEOFON n.a 0 0
gfz2019hxbm Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave alert 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.
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1257626 0 23 Apr 2019 05:37 6.5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:06 GEOFON
1257628 0.9 23 Apr 2019 05:37 6.6M, 86.3km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:09 PTWC
1257631 0.9 23 Apr 2019 05:37 6.6M, 86km N/A 2.6 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 NTWC
1257635 0.3 23 Apr 2019 05:37 6.3M, 70.17km 5.71 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:20 NEIC
1257643 1.1 23 Apr 2019 05:37 6.4M, 54km 6.53 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 1d 00:02 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

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Initial conditions

Title: ""M6.5 Samar, Philippines""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 11.8
  • Longitude: 125.32
  • Length: 28 km
  • Width: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 6.5 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .8 m
  • Strike: 172 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 36 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 10 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 123.82, 10.3, 126.82, 13.3
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
    Tsunami calculations performed to this case, click here

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