M 5 in Philippines on 15 Oct 2013 01:07 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 1008872
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 20.71 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.94 , 124.13
Event Date: 15 Oct 2013 01:07 UTC
15 Oct 2013 09:07 Local
Exposed Population:
5564087 people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2013 01:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 956 | About casualties: 157 | Last hour: 0

Philippines quake toll rises to 107Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:46:00 +0200.

RESCUE workers are racing to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island hit by a huge earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 107.
Séisme aux Philippines: le bilan dépasse les 100 morts et pourrait s'a ... Wed, 16 Oct 2013 07:40:00 +0200.

Les secours s'efforçaient mercredi d'atteindre les communautés isolées sur deux grandes îles du centre des Philippines, hauts-lieux touristiques, au lendemain d'un puissant séisme dont le bilan dépasse désormais la centaine de morts.
Death toll tops 100 in Philippines earthquakeWed, 16 Oct 2013 07:39:00 +0200.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the Philippines reached 107 on Wednesday as emergency workers struggled to rescue an undetermined number of people buried in rubble. Nearly 3 mi...
Philippines: dernier bilan de 99 morts dans un violent séismeWed, 16 Oct 2013 07:38:00 +0200.

Un puissant séisme a secoué mardi trois îles prisées des touristes au centre des Philippines, dans la région de Cebu, tuant au moins 99 personnes et semant la panique dans la population, selon un dernier bilan mercredi.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),