Is La Trinidad safe? Philippines travel risk
Is La Trinidad safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
La Trinidad scores 61/100 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.
La Trinidad scores 61/100 (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 La Trinidad: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (82/100).
A score of 61 is higher than the scores of 85% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 16.4600° N, 120.5900° E place La Trinidad within Benguet at an elevation of 1318 meters. Heading to Manila: 211.4 km SSE.
Benguet
16.4600° N, 120.5900° E
1318 m
Asia/Manila
137,404
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of La Trinidad happened in July, October and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.0 on 27 Jul 2022 (120 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 27 Nov 2024 (113 km away) — USGS details
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