M5.8 earthquake - 26km W of Bantogon, Philippines, Monday, 3 September 2012 at 06:49 (GMT)

Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - Mindanao Sea, 29 km west of Kalamansig, Philippines, on Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:49

Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - Mindanao Sea, 29 km west of Kalamansig, Philippines, on Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:49

Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 8 km depth

Date & time: 3 Sep 2012 06:49:48 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:49
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 8.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.5641°N / 123.793°E (Mindanao Sea, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Parker (132 km / 82 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) W of Bantogon (pop: 5,380) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) WSW of Maganoy (Maguindanao) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) W of Laguilayan (Sultan Kudarat) (pop: 17,800) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SW of Cotabato City (pop: 179,400) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) W of Isulan (Sultan Kudarat) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) SW of Pagaluñgan (Maguindanao) (pop: 31,100) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) W of Tacurong (pop: 54,600) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) SW of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (72 mi) W of Koronadal City (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
946 km (588 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) SW of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.88.4 km26km W of Bantogon, PhilippinesUSGS
M 5.840 kmMORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINESEMSC
M 5.739 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGFZ
M 5.830 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu
M 5.656 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu
M 5.419 kmLuzon, PhilippinesBMKG
M 5.936 km067 km N 82° W of Palimbang (SultanKudarat)PHILVOLCS

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Aftershocks

More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (6 quakes):
  • 28 Oct 2012 17:23 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    23 km (14.3 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | PHILVOLCS | Details
  • 22 Oct 2012 04:36 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    1 km (0.6 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | PHILVOLCS | Details
  • 23 Sep 2012 04:46 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | PHILVOLCS | Details
  • 03 Sep 2012 08:50 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 03 Sep 2012 08:49 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    11.2 km (7 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 03 Sep 2012 06:49 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    12 km (7.5 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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