Philippines, Earthquake with Tsunami Alert (7.6 Magnitude)
Aug 31, 2012 19:47
Sep 27, 2026 15:07
Location
Coordinate:
10.83, 126.71
Administrative:
Eastern Samar, Philippines
Affected Area:
Hazard
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Description
Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported Earthquake with Magnitude of 7.6, depth 45 km, 31 August 2012 at 12:47:35 GMT. The coordinate of the epicentrum was 10.83 N, 126.71 E. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) of Philippines issued promptly: - TSUNAMI ALERT LEVEL 3. - People in potentially affected area were STRONGLY ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. - Potential area affected : Nothern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southerd Leyte, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur. At 12:55 GMT, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued : - Expanding Regional Tsunami Warning. - Potential Country affected : Indonesia, Philippines and other neighboring countries. At 14:10 GMT, PHIVOLCS lifted the TSUNAMI ALERT. At 14:54 GMT, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION. Based on the NDRRMC SitRep No.7, issued on 5 September 2012 : - reported casualty was 1 dead and 10 injured. - physical losses were 82 totally damaged houses,157 partially damaged houses, 19 damaged bridges and damaged public facility such as church, hall, basketball court, etc. - affected population was 5,839 families/28,869 persons in 9 Barangays - Cost of damage was estimated to be 3,18 million USD - NDRRMC applied "BLUE ALERT" status to the current situation
Impact Statistic
1
Dead
0
Missing
10
Injured
28.9K
Affected Person
28.9K
Displaced
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Human SADDD
- Dead 1
- Missing -
- Injured 10
- Affected Person 28,869
- Affected Family 5,839
- Internaly Displaced People 28,868
- Refugees 0
- Evacuation Center (in Country) -
- Evacuation Center (out Of Country) 0
House
- Affected Houses 239
- Damage Partial 157
- Totally Damage 82
Infrastructure
- Bridges 19
- Number of Roads 0
- Road Distance (km) 0.00
Public
- Schools -
- Health -
- Government Office / Public Facilities 0
- Settlements 0
- Worship Places 0
- Others 0
General
Cost
- Local Currency 0.00
- Cost of Damages 0.00
- Cost of Damages (USD) 3,180,000.00
- Cost of Assistance 0.00
- Cost of Assistance (USD) -
Agricultural
- Rice Field 0.00
- Other Crops 0.00
- Fish Ponds 0
- Cattle 0
- Poultries 0
- Livestock 0
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