Earthquake Impact Analysis for the Philippines, January 2025

176,017 people were impacted by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Kalamansig, Philippines on January 13, 2025. The dataset provides geospatial analysis from the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system. It includes the event's epicenter coordinates and estimated population exposure within a 50km radius.

Use Cases

• Map population exposure to seismic hazards based on the provided 50km impact radius.
• Model disaster response logistics using the precise earthquake epicenter coordinates.
• Analyze regional seismic risk in the Philippines based on the event's magnitude and depth.

Strengths

• Provides a specific impact figure of 176,017 people affected.
• Includes precise geographic coordinates (latitude 6.6157, longitude 123.9082) for the epicenter.
• Originates from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

Event date: January 13, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:46:26.938724; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Philippines, specifically 17km NW of Kalamansig.