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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 65 km east of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 09:27 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

1 Mar 09:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 1, 2019 09:27:40 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.4°N / 127.1°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	7.4°S / 52.9°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Leonard Range (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	57 km (36 mi) E of Baculin (pop: 2,970) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) E of Caraga (pop: 4,410) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) ESE of Baganga (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) ENE of Manay (pop: 20,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) ENE of San Ignacio (pop: 6,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) ESE of Taytayan (pop: 6,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) ESE of San Alfonso (Davao Oriental) (pop: 3,390) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) ENE of Mati (pop: 105,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 168 km (104 mi) ENE of Central (pop: 1,212,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 243 km (151 mi) SE of Butuan (pop: 309,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 241 km (150 mi) ESE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.0	10 km	Philippine Islands Region (Philippines)	GFZ
4.9	60 km	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC
4.9	35 km	50km E of Santiago, Philippines	USGS
5.0	145 km	Philippine Islands Region (Philippines)	BMKG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 172 km / 107 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

There are no user reports for this quake.

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Apr 22, 2019 04:00 4 years ago - felt	4.6 261 km	Philippine Sea, 70 km E of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines	More
Apr 18, 2019 03:36 4 years ago	3.6 8 km	Philippine Sea, 63 km E of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines	More

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