Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Eastern Samar, 17 km northeast of San Jose de Buan, Philippines, on Thursday, 6 October 2016 at 19:09 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 47 km depth
6 Oct 19:18 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Oct 6 19:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 149.0 to 143.0 km.
Oct 6 19:21: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 143.0 to 142.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 142.0 to 139.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 139.0 to 134.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 134.0 to 135.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 135.0 to 132.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 132.0 to 133.0 km.
Oct 7 09:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 133.0 to 47.0 km.
Oct 6 19:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 149.0 to 143.0 km.
Oct 6 19:21: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 143.0 to 142.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 142.0 to 139.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 139.0 to 134.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 134.0 to 135.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 135.0 to 132.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 132.0 to 133.0 km.
Oct 7 09:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 133.0 to 47.0 km.
Date & time: 6 Oct 2016 19:09:48 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 47.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.17°N / 125.13°E
(Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Biliran (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (11 mi) SW of Hipadpad (pop: 3,800) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SW of Gamay (Northern Samar) (pop: 9,130) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Oras (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,020) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) SSE of Laoang (Northern Samar) (pop: 16,700) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NNE of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) ENE of Calbayog City (pop: 67,900) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SE of Catarman (pop: 47,400) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) NNW of Borongan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) N of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
524 km (326 mi) ESE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> 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
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 47 km | Samar, Philippines | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 88 km | SAMAR, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 41 km | 025 km N 63 E of Matuguinao (Samar) | PHILVOLCS |
| M 5.0 | 62 km | - 14km SSE of Las Navas, Philippines | USGS |
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