- Philippines Sea, 16 km east of Santa Monica, Philippines, on Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 12:01 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.0 quake Philippines Sea, 22 km north of Santa Monica, Philippines, 3 July 2015 06:43 GMT, which had occurred 5 days earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 33 km depth
8 Jul 13:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 1 hour and 9 minutes.
Jul 8 16:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 33.0 km.
Jul 8 16:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 33.0 km.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.99°N / 126.18°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Paco (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) ESE of Santa Monica (pop: 2,280) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NNE of Pilar (pop: 2,390) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ENE of Del Carmen (pop: 4,280) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dapa (pop: 8,820) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NNE of Socorro (pop: 9,740) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) ENE of Surigao City (pop: 87,800) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) N of Tandag (pop: 29,000) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNE of Butuan (pop: 309,700) --> See nearby quakes!
238 km (148 mi) NE of Cagayan de Oro (pop: 445,100) --> See nearby quakes!
763 km (474 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) ESE of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNE of Bancuyo Island --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (159 mi) NNE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 33 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 70 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 67 km | - 4km E of San Benito, Philippines | USGS |
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