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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines on Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 147 km southeast of Zamboanga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 05:11 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 631 km depth
2 Dec 05:15 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Dec 2 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.3.
Dec 2 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.3.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 2, 2014 05:11:32 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.3 |
| Depth | 631.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.15°N / 123.16°E  (Celebes Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.15°S / 56.84°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
| Nearest volcano | Parker (185 km / 115 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 103 km (64 mi) WSW of Sangay (pop: 3,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 145 km (90 mi) ESE of Isabela (pop: 67,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 147 km (91 mi) SE of Zamboanga (pop: 457,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) SW of Cotabato City (pop: 179,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 184 km (114 mi) SW of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 184 km (114 mi) SW of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 189 km (117 mi) S of Pagadian City (pop: 186,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) S of Muricay (pop: 132,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 191 km (118 mi) WSW of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 970 km (603 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 228 km (142 mi) E of Jolo Island (pop: 530,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 289 km (180 mi) SW of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.3 | 631 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GFZ |
| 6.6 | 633 km | MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| 6.3 | 618 km | 102km WSW of Sangay, Philippines | USGS |
| 6.5 | 634 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Mar 5, 2015 10:18 7 years ago | 4.3 540 km | Celebes Sea, 86 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines | More |
| Jan 20, 2015 20:33 7 years ago | 4.8 605 km | Celebes Sea, 45 km SW of Kalamansig, Philippines | More |
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