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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Samar, Philippines on Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Samar, Philippines on Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Date & time: Tue, 17 Apr 12:11:07 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 125.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.29°N / 125.6°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Biliran (144 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
(no details)
(463 km S from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking): I felt dizzy. (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 2 May
Wed, 2 May 03:34 UTCM 2.8 / 25 km - [info]Cancanajag (133 km)045 km S 75[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 2 May 17:11 UTCM 2.7 / 1 km - [info]Biliran (70 km)007 km N 31[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 2 May 19:18 UTCM 2.8 / 13 km - [info] (36 km)019 km S 75
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Fri, 4 May
Fri, 4 May 12:28 UTCM 2.8 / 8 km - [info]Biliran (18 km)006 km N 62
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Tue, 8 May
Tue, 8 May 12:44 UTCM 2.7 / 45 km - [info] (113 km)055 km N 14
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sun, 13 May
Sun, 13 May 14:41 UTCM 2.6 / 1 km - [info] (42 km)018 km N 66[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sun, 13 May 14:41 UTCM 2.6 / 1 km - [info] (42 km)018 km N 66[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May
Mon, 14 May 11:10 UTCM 3.0 / 25 km - [info]Pocdol Mountains (19 km)007 km N 07
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May 11:10 UTCM 3.0 / 25 km - [info]Pocdol Mountains (19 km)007 km N 07
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May 17:49 UTCM 2.8 / 15 km - [info] (31 km)007 km S 71
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May 17:49 UTCM 2.8 / 17 km - [info] (285 km)008 km S 58
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 14 May 17:49 UTCM 2.8 / 15 km - [info] (31 km)007 km S 71
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 24 May
Thu, 24 May 15:05 UTCM 3.3 / 2 km - [info] (71 km)008 km N 22
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sat, 26 May
Sat, 26 May 00:44 UTCM 2.6 / 18 km - [info] (120 km)046 km N 38[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sat, 26 May 23:40 UTCM 3.0 / 2 km - [info] (67 km)043 km S 88
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sun, 27 May
Sun, 27 May 03:36 UTCM 2.9 / 25 km - [info] (110 km)015 km N 60
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 7 Jun
Thu, 7 Jun 08:13 UTCM 3.6 / 14 km - [info] (140 km)031 km N 56
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 7 Jun 09:09 UTCM 3.4 / 31 km - [info] (216 km)092 km N 38
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 7 Jun 09:53 UTCM 2.7 / 15 km - [info] (120 km)028 km N 51
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 11 Jun
Mon, 11 Jun 13:04 UTCM 2.8 / 1 km - [info] (32 km)020 km N 06
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 14 Jun
Thu, 14 Jun 23:52 UTCM 3.4 / 17 km - [info] (69 km)044 km N 02[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sun, 17 Jun
Sun, 17 Jun 00:16 UTCM 4.0 / 19 km - [info] (195 km)110 km N 87
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 21 Jun
Thu, 21 Jun 01:53 UTCM 2.6 / 16 km - [info]Biliran (25 km)010 km S 69
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Tue, 26 Jun
Tue, 26 Jun 11:29 UTCM 3.5 / 9 km - [info] (126 km)041 km N 46[Map]PHILVOLCS
Tue, 26 Jun 14:42 UTCM 3.4 / 13 km - [info] (123 km)023 km N 82[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 27 Jun
Wed, 27 Jun 07:09 UTCM 2.6 / 4 km - [info] (77 km)007 km N 17
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 27 Jun 14:57 UTCM 3.6 / 6 km - [info] (78 km)007 km N 53[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 27 Jun 22:04 UTCM 3.3 / 11 km - [info] (115 km)034 km N 33[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 28 Jun
Thu, 28 Jun 17:19 UTCM 2.7 / 18 km - [info] (72 km)035 km N 11
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sat, 30 Jun
Sat, 30 Jun 15:46 UTCM 2.8 / 22 km - [info] (111 km)006 km S 72
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sun, 1 Jul
Sun, 1 Jul 05:02 UTCM 4.9 / 81.1 km - [info] (91 km)- 15km W of Taft, Philippines
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 2 Jul
Mon, 2 Jul 03:06 UTCM 3.0 / 21 km - [info] (159 km)077 km N 12
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Mon, 2 Jul 13:37 UTCM 2.7 / 18 km - [info]Biliran (10 km)010 km N 47
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 4 Jul
Wed, 4 Jul 15:56 UTCM 3.2 / 7 km - [info]Pocdol Mountains (15 km)014 km N 33
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 4 Jul 17:52 UTCM 3.4 / 7 km - [info]Pocdol Mountains (17 km)007 km S 39
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Fri, 6 Jul
Fri, 6 Jul 11:07 UTCM 2.7 / 8 km - [info] (89 km)026 km N 08
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Sat, 7 Jul
Sat, 7 Jul 09:25 UTCM 2.8 / 14 km - [info] (186 km)065 km N 52
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Thu, 12 Jul
Thu, 12 Jul 15:43 UTCM 3.5 / 9 km - [info] (143 km)036 km N 17[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 12 Jul 23:13 UTCM 2.6 / 18 km - [info] (61 km)040 km N 05
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Fri, 13 Jul
Fri, 13 Jul 22:19 UTCM 2.8 / 41 km - [info] (90 km)010 km N 79[Map]PHILVOLCS
Mon, 16 Jul
Mon, 16 Jul 16:55 UTCM 3.4 / 5 km - [info] (58 km)004 km N 78[Map]PHILVOLCS
Thu, 19 Jul
Thu, 19 Jul 07:26 UTCM 2.7 / 32 km - [info] (75 km)051 km N 86[Map]PHILVOLCS
Sun, 22 Jul
Sun, 22 Jul 02:23 UTCM 3.2 / 39 km - [info] (166 km)037 km N 35
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 25 Jul
Wed, 25 Jul 06:43 UTCM 2.8 / 8 km - [info] (58 km)005 km N 55[Map]PHILVOLCS
Wed, 25 Jul 13:40 UTCM 2.9 / 12 km - [info] (130 km)026 km N 57
[Map]		PHILVOLCS
Wed, 8 Aug
Wed, 8 Aug 08:46 UTCM 4.6 / 93 km - [info] (80 km)SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
[Map]		EMSC
Tacloban City / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Mon, 13 Aug
Mon, 13 Aug 19:42 UTCM 2.6 / 32 km - [info] (37 km)011 km S 82
[Map]		PHIVOLCS
Tue, 14 Aug
Tue, 14 Aug 19:15 UTCM 2.9 / 1 km - [info] (223 km)095 km N 52
I FELT IT		[Map]PHIVOLCS
Thu, 16 Aug
Thu, 16 Aug 22:51 UTCM 2.8 / 36 km - [info] (45 km)028 km S 64[Map]PHIVOLCS
Fri, 17 Aug
Fri, 17 Aug 17:38 UTCM 3.5 / 26 km - [info] (99 km)014 km N 12° W of Borongan City (Eastern Samar)
[Map]		PHIVOLCS

 

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