Is Abulug safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Abulug safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Abulug scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Abulug scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Abulug: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (93/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Cagayan (18.4441° N, 121.4576° E), Abulug sits 431.0 km S from Manila at 7 m elevation.
Cagayan
18.4441° N, 121.4576° E
7 m
Asia/Manila
34,579
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Abulug happened in July (3 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
14 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.0 on 27 Jul 2022 (123 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 20 Jul 2025 (134 km away) — USGS details
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