About 30,000 people were in the MMI VI exposure area for a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the Philippines, which the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) rated green for potential humanitarian impact.
GDACS records the event at 8:41 a.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 15 (13:41 UTC). Its listing gives a depth of 10 kilometers and coordinates of 9.7595 degrees north and 126.2 degrees east.
The system says its assessment considers the earthquake’s magnitude, the population exposed and that population’s vulnerability. It characterized the potential humanitarian impact in this case as low.
GDACS links the United Nations and European Commission with disaster managers around the world to support coordination during major emergencies. The system cautions that its assessment is indicative and should be checked against other information before decisions are made.
