M 6.4 earthquake has been observed in Leyte, Philippines
Data:
Magnitude: 6.4
Local Time: 2017-07-06 16:03:59
UTC Time: 2017-07-06 08:03:59
Depth (Hypocenter): 10 km
Update 09:10 UTC: Local PHIVOLVS first report. To be noticed is the limited MMI shaking value in Tacloban City which may result is less damage than initially thought
Update 09:05 UTC: This earthquake will normally NOT generate Tsunami waves as the Magnitude is not powerful enough (besides a couple of exceptions, the Magnitude needs to be at least M7 of higher)
Update 08:55 UTC: CATDAT comes with a range of economic loss = $12.2-41.8 million with a value of $24.9 million.
Update 08:53 UTC: @jassennessaj48 has uploaded a post about what she had witnessed in Tacloban city
Update 08:52 UTC: PHIVOLCS Philippines reports an extremely shallow depth of 2 km. USGS has changed his initial Hypocenter depth from 40 km into 6.5 km. These depths main certainly a destructive depth near the epicenter. Also an extremely likely outcome for secondary damage like landslides.
Update 08:50 UTC: Fatality estimate CATDAT using Philippines data: 36-297 fatalities In reality CATDAT expects (based on historic records in the Philippines approx. 100 deaths
Update 08:40 UTC: Professor Max Wyss, who specializes in theoretical prognoses of injuries and fatalities expects :
Injured min/max: 300/2000
fatalities min/max: 30/600
Update 08:37 UTC: CATnews damage estimate for this earthquake. Extremely dangerous.
Update 08:15 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-report.com calls this earthquake extremely dangerous and expects injuries and serious damage