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Description
WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system provides geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden onset humanitarian emergencies. This dataset documents a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred on April 15, 2025, 45km southwest of Maitum, Philippines, impacting an estimated 100,360 people within a 50km radius. The data was last updated on May 21, 2026.
Use Cases
Map the earthquake's epicenter and affected area based on the provided latitude and longitude coordinates.
Estimate population exposure for disaster risk assessment based on the reported impact on 100,360 people.
Support post-disaster needs analysis and resource allocation based on the socio-economic information collected by the ADAM system.
Strengths
Provides specific event details including magnitude (5.6), depth (30.698 km), and precise epicenter coordinates.
Includes a concrete impact metric, estimating 100,360 people affected within a 50km radius.
Data is provided in a standard geospatial format (GEOJSON) suitable for mapping and analysis.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and full attribute list require manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)
Collection Method
Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the ADAM system following the emergency.
Time Range
Event date: April 15, 2025.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-21 21:45:07.498143; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Epicenter near Maitum, Philippines (latitude 5.7551, longitude 124.2328).
License is CC-BY-SA-4.0, which requires attribution and share-alike distribution of derivatives.