Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Friday, 1 March 2019 at 09:27 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Friday, 1 March 2019 at 09:27 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

1 Mar 09:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Date & time: 1 Mar 2019 09:27:40 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.4°N / 127.1°E (Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (36 mi) E of Baculin (Davao Oriental) (pop: 2,970)
65 km (40 mi) NE of Manay (Davao Oriental) (pop: 20,300)
109 km (68 mi) NE of Mati (Davao Oriental) (pop: 105,900)
125 km (78 mi) SE of Bislig (Surigao del Sur) (pop: 67,600)
143 km (89 mi) E of Magugpo Poblacion (Davao del Norte) (pop: 233,300)
168 km (104 mi) NE of Davao (pop: 1,212,500)
257 km (159 mi) NE of General Santos (pop: 679,600)
294 km (183 mi) E of Budta (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
1 Mar 2019 09:27:40 GMT
5.0
10 km		Philippine Islands Region ( Philippines)GFZ
1 Mar 2019 09:27:35 GMT
5.0
145 km		Philippine Islands Region ( Philippines)BMKG

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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) 1 March 09:27 UTC

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):
  • 22 Apr 2019 04:00 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    261 km (162.2 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | BMKG | Details
  • 18 Apr 2019 03:36 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    8 km (5 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Friday, 1 March 2019 at 09:27 (GMT)

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