Is Laoag safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Laoag safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Laoag scores 59/100 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.
Laoag scores 59/100 (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 Laoag: 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 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 18.1978° N, 120.5936° E place Laoag within Ilocos Norte at an elevation of 15 meters. Heading to Manila: 402.6 km S.
Ilocos Norte
18.1978° N, 120.5936° E
15 m
Asia/Manila
111,651
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 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Laoag happened in April, June, July, October and December (10 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
13 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.0 on 27 Jul 2022 (79 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 27 Apr 2025 (127 km away) — USGS details
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