Manila Flooding Could Trigger Quakes
Posted by feww on September 28, 2009
The Wrath of Ketsana
The wrath of Ketsana in the Philippines may not have ended.
Torrential rainfall caused by TS Ketsana, which resulted in epic flooding throughout western Luzon, may lead to yet another deadly hazard: Earthquakes.
Millions of tons of floodwater, massive landslides and unprecedented volumes of mud avalanches flowing in western Luzon could lead to regional ‘climate-triggered’ earthquakes measuring about 4.5 Mw.
Ketsana, strengthened to typhoon force, is heading toward Vietnam
Typhoon Ketsana – Rainbow Enhancement satellite image – still image. To update and enlarged, click on the image. Source: NOAA/NHC/NWS
A handout photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows aerial view of flooded areas in Marikina City in northeastern Manila, Philippines, 27 September 2009. Up to 200 people have been killed with many reported missing as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in Luzon, Philippines, dumping record rainfall (549 mm reported in one area) on the capital that caused the worst flooding in living memory. Thousands of people spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. The government weather bureau said the rainfall recorded in Manila was the city capital’s ‘greatest’ amount of rain since 1967. EPA/REY BRUNA/PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE/HO [Caption Monsters & Critics, edited by FEWW.] More Photos Posted Here!
The weather prospects don’t look too good for Vietnam, and China’s Hainan Island. Both areas seem to have an uneasy week ahead of them. However, the worst of Ketsana may yet strike Thailand and Myanmar.
Image from NASA TRMM – Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Related Links:
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- Philippines Worst Ever Flood Casualties Climb a Notch
- How Much Can a Single Natural Event Affect You?
- Floods leave 2.5% of Colombia’s population homeless
- Earth’s Human Induced Antiphase Nears Completion
Fire Earth 
feww said
GFZ Potsdam – Earthquake Bulletin
Region: Mindanao, Philippines
Time: 2009-11-06 04:23:38.6 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Epicenter: 126.94°E 6.24°N
Depth: 57 km
Status: automatic
feww said
MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 2009 November 04 06:21:46 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: [Maximum quake magnitude estimated by FEWW at 5.8 Mw]
Date-Time:
* Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 06:21:46 UTC
* Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 02:21:46 PM at epicenter
Location: 7.115°N, 126.606°E
Depth: 110.2 km (68.5 miles)
Region: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
105 km (65 miles) E of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
140 km (85 miles) SSE of Hinatuan, Mindanao, Philippines
190 km (120 miles) NE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
1035 km (640 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines
Location: Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles); depth +/- 13.6 km (8.5 miles)
Source: * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009npam
feww said
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 5.0
Date-Time
* Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 00:07:40 UTC
* Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 08:07:40 AM at epicenter
Location: 15.048°N, 120.050°E
Depth: 58.7 km (36.5 miles)
Region: LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances
35 km (20 miles) NW of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
55 km (35 miles) WSW of Angeles, Luzon, Philippines
110 km (70 miles) WNW of MANILA, Philippines
110 km (70 miles) WSW of Cabanatuan, Luzon, Philippines
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 20.7 km (12.9 miles); depth +/- 8.9 km (5.5 miles)
Parameters: NST= 45, Nph= 49, Dmin=866.9 km, Rmss=0.47 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source: * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009nkad
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Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 4.7
Date-Time:
* Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 04:59:57 UTC
* Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:59:57 PM at epicenter
Location: 5.968°N, 125.854°E
Depth: 116.5 km (72.4 miles)
Region: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
75 km (45 miles) ESE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
125 km (80 miles) S of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
1095 km (680 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
2505 km (1560 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 10.7 km (6.6 miles); depth +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles)
Parameters: NST= 27, Nph= 27, Dmin=125.6 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID:us2009niaj
feww said
MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES – 2009 October 27 00:05:55 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6 to 5.9
Date-Time:
* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 00:05:55 UTC
* Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 08:05:55 AM at epicenter
Location: 6.458°N, 124.701°E
Depth : 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
65 km (40 miles) NW of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
100 km (60 miles) SSE of Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
125 km (75 miles) SW of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
990 km (610 miles) SSE of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009ngaj
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MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES – 2009 October 25 21:16:50 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0 to 5.3
Date-Time:
* Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 21:16:50 UTC
* Monday, October 26, 2009 at 05:16:50 AM at epicenter
Location: 7.654°N, 126.630°E
Depth : 97.4 km (60.5 miles)
Region: MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
85 km (50 miles) SSE of Hinatuan, Mindanao, Philippines
125 km (80 miles) ENE of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
185 km (115 miles) SE of Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines
990 km (610 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 17.9 km (11.1 miles); depth +/- 8 km (5.0 miles)
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009nebd
feww said
SAMAR, PHILIPPINES – 2009 October 20 18:15:25 UTC
Magnitude: 4.7 – 5.0
Date-Time: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 18:15:25 UTC
[Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 02:15:25 AM at epicenter]
Location: 12.110°N, 125.628°E
Depth: 84.4 km (52.4 miles)
Region: SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
110 km (65 miles) E of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines
115 km (70 miles) NE of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
120 km (75 miles) N of Guiuan, Samar, Philippines
575 km (355 miles) ESE of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 10.7 km (6.6 miles); depth +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles)
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009mzbe
feww said
MINDORO, PHILIPPINES – 2009 October 18 23:50:09 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6 [possibly up to 5.9Mw]
Date-Time:
* Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 23:50:09 UTC
* Monday, October 19, 2009 at 07:50:09 AM at epicenter
Location: 13.684°N, 120.704°E
Depth: – 143 km (88.9 miles)
Region: MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
Distances:
+ 40 km (25 miles) W of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
+ 60 km (35 miles) WNW of Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
+ 105 km (65 miles) SSW of MANILA, Philippines
+ 135 km (85 miles) SSE of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 15.4 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 8.3 km (5.2 miles)
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009mxcb
feww said
Magnitude 4.5 – PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION – 2009 October 16 08:42:00 UTC
Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time
* Friday, October 16, 2009 at 08:42:00 UTC
* Friday, October 16, 2009 at 04:42:00 PM at epicenter
Location 5.841°N, 127.076°E
Depth 117.6 km (73.1 miles)
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
+ 210 km (130 miles) SE of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
+ 210 km (130 miles) E of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
+ 1170 km (730 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines
+ 2610 km (1620 miles) ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 26.7 km (16.6 miles); depth +/- 14.8 km (9.2 miles)
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009mvay
feww said
Magnitude 4.1 – LUZON, PHILIPPINES
2009 October 14 09:15:11 UTC
Magnitude 4.1
Date-Time
* Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 09:15:11 UTC
* Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 05:15:11 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 14.096°N, 120.710°E
Depth 217.7 km (135.3 miles)
Region LUZON, PHILIPPINES
Distances 55 km (35 miles) NW of Batangas, Luzon, Philippines
65 km (40 miles) SSW of MANILA, Philippines
90 km (55 miles) SSE of Olongapo, Luzon, Philippines
95 km (60 miles) NNW of Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 45.4 km (28.2 miles); depth +/- 29.5 km (18.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 12, Nph= 12, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.64 sec, Gp=191°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009mta2
Magnitude 4.6 – PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
2009 October 12 15:36:52 UTC
Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Monday, October 12, 2009 at 15:36:52 UTC
Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:36:52 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 18.492°N, 119.486°E
Depth 31.1 km (19.3 miles) set by location program
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
+ 120 km (75 miles) WNW of Laoag, Luzon, Philippines
+ 260 km (160 miles) NNW of Baguio, Luzon, Philippines
+ 455 km (285 miles) NNW of MANILA, Philippines
+ 760 km (470 miles) SSW of T’AI-PEI, Taiwan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST= 23, Nph= 23, Dmin=507.1 km, Rmss=0.79 sec, Gp=104°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009mrbg
feww said
Images of flooding in Luzon, Philippines
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/articleslideshow?articleId=USSP49939720090930&channelName=topNews#a=1