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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 0.46 N°, 117.49 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 12.46 N°, 129.49 E°
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
24-Nov-2012 20:28:49 5.3 -600.3 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines 6.46° N / 123.49° E
23-Nov-2012 13:12:38 4.5 -556.6 Celebes Sea 3.87° N / 122.89° E
23-Nov-2012 00:40:19 5.0 -57.5 Molucca Sea 1.64° N / 125.86° E
22-Nov-2012 06:32:24 4.6 -100.5 Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia 4.93° N / 126.5° E
20-Nov-2012 15:27:59 5.0 -9.9 Molucca Sea 0.81° N / 126.05° E
18-Nov-2012 20:01:26 5.1 -126.1 Mindanao, Philippines 6.02° N / 125.88° E
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Gamalama Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Oct 17 08:06:47 HST 2012 0.8° N / 127.33° E
Gamkonora Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Sep 12 08:46:06 HST 2012 1.38° N / 127.53° E
Lokon-Empung Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Nov 14 07:41:56 HST 2012 1.36° N / 124.79° E
Karangetang [Api Siau] Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed May 16 09:14:16 HST 2012 2.78° N / 125.4° E
Kanlaon Philippines Unknown Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology GVP Site Link Wed May 19 08:22:35 HST 2010 10.41° N / 123.13° E
Tongkoko Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Apr 28 07:49:48 HST 2010 1.52° N / 125.2° E
Dukono Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Jul 04 17:43:27 HST 2012 1.68° N / 127.88° E
Soputan Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Sep 26 08:04:01 HST 2012 1.11° N / 124.73° E
Ibu Indonesia Unknown Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation GVP Site Link Wed Sep 14 08:33:13 HST 2011 1.49° N / 127.63° E
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
45
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Jul 23 2010 00:22 7.6 586 4 0 PHILIPPINES: CELEBES SEA: MORO GULF 6.49° N / 123.47° E
Sep 18 2009 00:11 5.7 10 0 PHILIPPINES: COTABATO, SULTAN KUDARAT 6.51° N / 124.72° E
Feb 11 2009 00:17 7.2 22 0 INDONESIA: KEPULAUAN TALAUD 3.88° N / 126.4° E
Nov 16 2008 00:17 7.3 30 6 INDONESIA: MINAHASSA PENINSULA 1.27° N / 122.09° E
Nov 07 2007 00:04 5.1 72 1 PHILIPPINES: BOHOL ISLAND: MABINI 9.72° N / 124.65° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Sep 21 1897 00:05 8.7 33 9 0 PHILIPPINES: MINDANAO, ZAMBOANGA, SULU, ISABELA 6.0° N / 122.0° E
Sep 20 1897 00:19 8.6 33 7 0 PHILIPPINES: NW MINDANAO: DAPITAN 6.0° N / 122.0° E
Jan 22 1905 00:02 8.4 90 0 INDONESIA: MINAHASSA PENINSULA 1.0° N / 123.0° E
Apr 14 1924 00:16 8.3 33 9 0 PHILIPPINES: E MINDANAO: MATI,SURIGA 6.5° N / 126.5° E
Aug 15 1918 00:12 8.3 33 10 46 PHILIPPINES: MINDANAO: COTABATO 5.4° N / 125.2° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
95
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
IBU Dec 18 1998 00:00 1.0 HALMAHERA-INDONESIA 1.48° N / 127.63° E
MT. KARANGETANG Dec 19 1997 00:00 3.0 INDONESIA 2.78° N / 125.48° E
RUANG Dec 29 1996 00:00 2.0 SANGIHE IS-INDONESIA 2.28° N / 125.43° E
SOPUTAN Dec 15 1996 00:00 1.0 SULAWESI-INDONESIA 1.11° N / 124.72° E
CANLAON Dec 10 1996 00:00 2.0 PHILIPPINES-C 10.41° N / 123.13° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Feb 11 2009 18:14 PHILIPPINES DAVAO 0.1 0 7.08° N / 125.63° E
Nov 16 2008 00:00 INDONESIA TOLI-TOLI 0.1 0 1.12° N / 120.79° E
Mar 05 2002 00:00 PHILIPPINES PALIMBANG 3.0 0 6.21° N / 124.19° E
Jan 26 2000 00:00 PHILIPPINES UNGOS 20.0 0 4.76° N / 119.41° E
Jan 01 1996 00:00 INDONESIA TONGGOLOBIBI, SULAWESI 3.4 9 0.48° N / 119.98° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Mar 02 1871 00:00 INDONESIA TAHULANDAG I., MOLUCCAS 25.0 277 2.38° N / 125.39° E
Jan 26 2000 00:00 PHILIPPINES UNGOS 20.0 0 4.76° N / 119.41° E
Sep 29 1899 00:00 INDONESIA LAIMU 9.0 0 1.37° N / 125.08° E
Jun 28 1859 00:00 INDONESIA HALMAHERA, W. COAST 9.0 0 0.8° N / 127.6° E
Aug 16 1976 00:00 PHILIPPINES LINEK, COTABATO 8.5 0 7.17° N / 124.16° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
250+

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
43,281,984 184,744
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
43,479,684 186,398
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
46,980,540 87,727
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
47,796,972 88,816
Countries
Country
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Philippines Davao 500,000 to 1,000,000 Other 7.08° N / 125.61° E
Indonesia Manado 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 1.48° N / 124.85° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ALLAH VALLEY Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00600 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMA 6.37° N / 124.75° E
ANTIQUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00023 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVS 10.77° N / 121.93° E
BABULLAH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00049 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WAMT 0.83° N / 127.38° E
BACOLOD Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00030 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVB 10.64° N / 122.93° E
BISLIG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMF 8.2° N / 126.32° E
BORONGAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVW 11.67° N / 125.48° E
BUNYU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00118 3.46° N / 117.87° E
BUTUAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00141 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPME 8.95° N / 125.48° E
CAGAYAN DE ORO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00610 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPML 8.41° N / 124.61° E
CALBAYOG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00011 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVC 12.07° N / 124.55° E
CAMIGUIN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00053 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMH 9.25° N / 124.71° E
COTABATO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00189 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMC 7.16° N / 124.21° E
DIPOLOG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMG 8.6° N / 123.34° E
DUMAGUETE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00015 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVD 9.33° N / 123.3° E
GENERAL SANTOS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00028 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMB 6.11° N / 125.24° E
GUIUAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVG 11.04° N / 125.74° E
ILIGAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01299 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMI 8.13° N / 124.21° E
ILOILO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00027 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVI 10.71° N / 122.55° E
IMELDA ROMUALDEZ MARCOS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00154 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMQ 6.95° N / 126.27° E
JALALUDDIN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00059 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WAMG 0.64° N / 122.85° E
JOLO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00119 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMJ 6.05° N / 121.01° E
JUWATA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WRLR 3.33° N / 117.57° E
KALIBO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00041 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVK 11.68° N / 122.38° E
LAHAD DATU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00045 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WBKD 5.03° N / 118.32° E
MALABANG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00027 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMM 7.62° N / 124.06° E
MALITA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 6.4° N / 125.62° E
MANGKAJANG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00047 2.01° N / 117.75° E
MASBATE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00050 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVJ 12.37° N / 123.63° E
NAHA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WAMH 3.68° N / 125.53° E
NONOC Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00012 9.81° N / 125.6° E
ORMOC Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00083 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVO 11.06° N / 124.57° E
OZAMIS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMO 8.18° N / 123.84° E
PAGADIAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00005 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMP 7.83° N / 123.46° E
PASAR Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 10.91° N / 124.44° E
ROMBLON Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVU 12.31° N / 122.08° E
ROXAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00010 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVR 11.6° N / 122.75° E
SAM RATULANGI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00270 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WAMM 1.55° N / 124.93° E
SAN JOSE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00011 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPUH 12.36° N / 121.05° E
SANGA SANGA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMN 5.05° N / 119.74° E
SEAHAWK LZ Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01011 6.65° N / 121.98° E
SURIGAO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00020 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMS 9.76° N / 125.48° E
TAGBILARAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00038 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVT 9.66° N / 123.85° E
TANDAG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00016 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMW 9.07° N / 126.17° E
TAWAU Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00057 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WBKW 4.31° N / 118.12° E
FRANCISCO BANGOY INTL Active civil airport 00092 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMD 7.13° N / 125.65° E
SANDAKAN Active civil airport 00046 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=WBKS 5.9° N / 118.06° E
TAMBLER Active civil airport 00498 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMR 6.06° N / 125.1° E
ZAMBOANGA INTL Active civil airport 00030 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPMZ 6.92° N / 122.06° E
DANIEL Z ROMUALDEZ Active joint (civil and military) airport 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVA 11.23° N / 125.03° E
MACTAN INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00036 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVM 10.31° N / 123.98° E
PUERTO PRINCESA Active joint (civil and military) airport 00071 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RPVP 9.74° N / 118.76° E
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 5,179 0.3
Rural 280,915 16
Not classified 1,483,719 84
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 213,442 76
Croplands 30,694 11
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 20,229 7
Unclassified 10,092 4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 3,578 1.3
Open Shrublands 559 0.2
Savannas 354 0.1
Grasslands 344 0.1
Woody Savannas 252 0.09
Closed Shrublands 219 0.08
Mixed Forests 150 0.05
Urban and Built-Up 59 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 18 0.01
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 19 0.01
Permanent Wetlands 36 0.01
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 9 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-2 2,804 299
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Nov Dec Jan
low 21.8 21.7 21.5
high 30.1 29.7 29.3
Average Precipitation
  Nov Dec Jan
mm/day 7.7 5.8 6.0
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
DAVAO/FRANCISCO Sat Nov 24 2012 10:00 84.2F 2.0 NE Few clouds 1500 ft. Scattered clouds 9000 ft. 7.12° N / 125.65° E
MACTAN-CEBU Sat Nov 24 2012 20:00 78.8F 7.0 N Few clouds 2000 ft. Scattered clouds 10000 ft. 10.32° N / 123.98° E

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