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PHILIPPINES 2018 Highlights of Events Page 1 of 5 TROPICAL CYCLONES SEISMIC ACTIVITIES Twenty-one tropical cyclones entered the The country, which lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, is constantly Philippine Area of Responsibility in 2018, of which frequented by seismic and volcanic activity each year. In 2018, seismic 21 8 made landfall. Five of these were Tropical monitoring by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology entered the Depressions (TD). Notable was Typhoon (PHIVOLCS) recorded more than 5,800 seismic events. Around 95% of Philippine Area Mangkhut (Ompong) which made landfall in these events were Magnitude 4.0 and below, and therefore barely felt. of Responsibility September. It was the lone Category 4 typhoon Even with over 250 seismic events with Magnitude 4.0 and above, there that left a trail of damages, and displacement was no significant damage or casualties reported throughout the country. 8 made landfall mostly in northern part of Luzon. Majority of the However, the Magnitude 7.2 offshore quake that rocked Davao Oriental Tropical tropical cyclones that made landfall were province on 29 December 2018 created a 5 Depression Magnitude 4.0 LUZON characterized by heavy and prolonged rainfall, scare in the coastal communities in the & above (257) Tropical affecting 38 provinces which suffered repeated region after PHIVOLCS issued a Tsunami 1 Storm displacements topped by Eastern Visayas region Advisory, which was lifted a few hours later 1 Category 2 (4 out of the 6 provinces). 769 Barangays / Villages after only minor sea level disturbance. 5,868 experienced rain-induced flooding, while landslides 1 Category 4 Magnitude 4.0 Manila were also reported. & below (5,611) MINDANAO DISPLACEMENT MAYON VOLCANO ERUPTION South China Sea More than 1,200 Mindanao displacement In January 2018, the high level of unrest prompted the PHIVOLCS to raise Philippines Sea response and (excluding Marawi armed-conflict) the Mayon volcano to alert level ‘4’, characterized by imminent hazardous VISAYAS recovery activities eruption. This resulted in the evacuation of over 81,000 people, mostly 138K 98K 38K involving 42 Armed-Conflict Natural Hazard Crime/Violence residents within the 9 kilometer-radius danger zone from the volcano. organizations (UN, With still more than 65,000 people in evacuation camps at the beginning INGOs, LNGOs, Red 35K of March, the alert level was lowered from ‘4’ to ‘3’ (hazardous eruption Cross) are part of the Clan Feud within weeks). This gradually allowed the majority of the displaced continuing Marawi residents to return to their homes. On 29 March, the Provincial Disaster City response. More than a year after the conflict ended in October Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Albay ordered the 2017, there are still 69,000 people waiting to return to their homes. full decampment of all remaining evacuees following the downgrading of Apart from the Marawi conflict, other factors caused the displacement Mayon’s status to alert level ‘2’ (moderate of more than 310,000 people in 20 provinces in Mindanao, the level of unrest). The 6-km Permanent majority displaced by sporadic armed-conflicts and natural hazards. Danger Zone remains off limits due to the Maguindanao province topped the most displaced province (over 162,000 perennial hazards of rockfalls, avalanche, Sulu Sea cumulative displacement) while Surigao provinces had the highest ash puffs and sudden steam-driven or 91Kaffected population MINDANAO number of people displaced due to effects of natural hazards. in Albay province phreatic eruptions at the summit area. LEGEND Seismic events Repeated displacement due to tropical cyclones Mindanao displacement 2018 tropical cyclone path Celebes Sea < 10 K < 500 51K - 100K 30K - 50K 11K - 20K 500 - 10K Mayon volcano 21K - 50K > 100K 10K - 30K > 50K The boundaries, names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 31 January 2019 Sou rces: Phivolcs; PSA; DOST-Pagasa; DSWD; NDRRMC; APSEMO Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int Link to interactive visualization: https://tinyurl.com/2018-Highlights-of-Events PHILIPPINES 2018 Tropical Cyclone Events Page 2 of 5 Maria Timeline (Gardo) Pr Tropical cyclones Son-Tinh Barijat apir Japan that made Landfall (Henry) (Neneng) oon (Florita) Ampil Mangkhut Usagi China K ong-Re (Inday) (Ompong) (Samuel) Y agi (Kar Sanba 13W Trami Man-Yi y (Queenie) (Basyang) (Josie) (Paeng) (Tomas) ding) Maria (Gar JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 24W (Luis) do) Taiwan Bolaven Jelawat Maliksi Yagi Kong-Rey 35W (Agaton) (Caloy) (Domeng) (Karding) (Quennie) (Usman) Man-Yi (T Gaemi 24W Yutu (Ester) (Luis) (Rosita) Gaemi (Ester) omas) Prapiroon Jebi 13 W (Josie) (Florita) (Maymay) y) T Son-Tinh (Henr rami (P aeng) Provinces with repeated displacement (cumulative, in ‘000) Yutu (Rosita) Frequency* 2 3 - 4 Ampil (Inda Ilocos Norte, 20.7 Cagayan, 864.7 LUZON y) 21 Apayao, 22.5 Isabela, 478.5 Philippines Sea Quirino, 30.0 Mangkhut (Ompong) entered the Abra, 19.6 Manila South China Sea Philippine Area Kalinga, 28.0 Aurora, 63.2 Maliksi (Domeng) of Responsibility Ilocos Sur, 58.1 Nueva Ecija, 55.6 Mountain Province, 6.7 Pampanga, 6.1 Ifugao, 5.3 Quezon, 6.4 35W (Usman) VISAYAS La Union, 37.8 Laguna, 2.7 8 TS Benguet, 24.2 Northern Samar, 77.7 Bola ven (Agaton) Nueva Viscaya, 25.8 Western Samar, 1.9 6 TD Usagi (Samuel) Pangasinan, 102.6 Eastern Samar, 43.5 Sulu Sea Sanba (Bas Tarlac, 13.2 Leyte, 10.5 MINDANAO yang) 3 Category 3 Zambales, 11.1 Dinagat Islands, 1.0 Oriental Mindoro, 22.6 Surigao del Norte, 64.9 2 Category 2 Palawan, 11.2 Surigao del Sur, 2.4 Brunei Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Masbate, 0.5 Agusan del Norte, 26.1 Category 4 (209-251 kph) Category 1 (119-153 kph) 1 Category 1 Biliran, 1.4 Southern Leyte, 0.3 Category 3 (178-208 kph) Tropical storm (TS) (63-118 kph) Capiz, 6.4 Bohol, 14.7 Indonesia Category 2 (154-177 kph) 1 Category 4 Tropical depression (TD) (< 62 kph) Iloilo, 1.8 Cebu, 4.7 The boundaries, names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Number of tropical cyclone events that resulted to repeated displacements. Creation date: 31 January 2019 Sources: PAGASA; Weather Philippines; DSWD-DROMIC; NDRRMC; PSA Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int * Link to interactive visualization: https://tinyurl.com/2018-Highlights-of-Events PHILIPPINES 2018 Seismic Events (Magnitude 4.0 and above) Page 3 of 5 Monthly event occurrences LEGEND Magnitude range 6.0 & above 40 (by dot sizes) > 5.0 - 6.0 (2 events) 6.0 and above (31 events) 5.0 - 6.0 26 27 4.0 - 5.0 24 23 21 21 4.0 and below 18 19 19 666 635 257 574 554 539 Depth in kilometers 488 503 (by dot colors) events 13 447 4.0 - 5.0 353 353 350 > 600 6 LUZON (224 events) 300 - 600 149 100 - 300 < 100 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Manila Faultlines & Trenches South China Sea 217 offshore 40 inland Philippines Sea VISAYAS 2 Inland events by Region 6 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 MINDANAO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 VIII XIII I ARMM VI XII II IV-B VII X XI CAR V Sulu Sea Magnitude LEGEND 104 85 4.0 - 5.0 19 16 Daytime events Nightime events Celebes Sea 16 10 5.0 - 6.0 2 3 Seismic events 1 > 6.0 1 The boundaries, names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 31 January 2019 Sources: Phivolcs; PSA Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int Link to interactive visualization: https://tinyurl.com/2018-Highlights-of-Events PHILIPPINES 2018 Mindanao Displacement (numbers in persons) Page 4 of 5 Romblon Northern Samar Cumulative displacement by MunicipalityMasbate Mindanao displacement Marawi Armed-Conflict displacement (Excluding Marawi Armed-Conflict) Samar Aklan Biliran Capiz 310K 306K Eastern Samar Displaced Returned Antique Leyte Iloilo 18% still Guimaras displaced Cebu 138K 98K 38K 386K Negros Occidental Dinagat Islands Armed-Conflict Natural Hazard Crime/Violence Southern Leyte Bohol Surigao del Norte 82% 35K returned Negros Oriental Clan Feud Siquijor Camiguin Surigao del Sur Agusan del Norte Misamis Misamis Oriental Occidental Agusan del Sur Displacement by province and incident type Displacement by month (’000) Lanao del Norte Province Armed Conflict Clan Feud Crime/Violence Natural Hazard Province Total Zamboanga del Norte Jan 14.7 Agusan Del Norte 1,427 - - 2 ,188 3 ,615 Zamboanga Lanao Bukidnon del Sur del Sur Agusan Del Sur 403 - - - 403 Feb 117 Zamboanga Compostela Basilan - 150 3 ,500 - 3 ,650 Sibugay Dava Valley del Norte Bukidnon 77 - - 147 224 Mar 8.2 Cotabato City Compostela Valley 2,045 - - - 2 ,045 North Davao Zamboanga del Sur Maguindanao Cotabato Oriental Cotabato City - - 1 ,100 - 1 ,100 Apr 3.9 Davao del Sur Davao Del Norte 1,591, - - - 1,591 Davao Del Sur 425 425 Sultan Kudarat May 1.9 Dinagat Islands - - - 957 957 Basilan South Cotabato Lanao Del Sur - - 1 5,941 - 1 5,941 Jun 48.8 Davao Occidental Maguindanao 111,170 31,085 15,875 4 ,030 162,160 Misamis Occidental 1,280 - - - 1 ,280 Sulu Sarangani Jul 11.3 Misamis Oriental 158 - - - 158 North Cotabato 12,800 4 ,108 - - 1 6,908 Aug 20 Sarangani 865 - - - 865 Number of South Cotabato 657 - - 340 997 25.8 displaced Sep Sultan Kudarat - - 720 640 1 ,360 5 - 100 Sulu 1,912 - 1 ,180 - 3,092 Oct 7.9 100 - 1,000 Surigao Del Norte - - - 63,858 6 3,858 1,000 - 5,000 Surigao Del Sur 3,903 - - 2 5,904 2 9,807 Nov 25.1 5,000 - 15,000 Zamboanga Del Sur 230 - - - 230 > 15,000 Total by incident 138,943 35,343 38,316 98,064 310,666 Dec 25.4 The boundaries, names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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