Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 148 km northeast of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 08:04 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 148 km northeast of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 08:04 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

26 Apr 08:12 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Date & time: 26 Apr 2019 08:04:25 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.7°N / 126.66°E (Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Paco (119 km / 74 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
58 km (36 mi) ESE of Libertad (Surigao del Norte)
67 km (42 mi) E of Dapa (Surigao del Norte) (pop: 8,820)
71 km (44 mi) NE of Burgos (Surigao del Sur) (pop: 3,510)
77 km (48 mi) E of Socorro (Surigao del Norte) (pop: 9,740)
85 km (53 mi) ENE of Cantilan (Surigao del Sur) (pop: 9,410)
86 km (53 mi) NE of Tandag (Surigao del Sur) (pop: 29,000)
148 km (92 mi) NE of Butuan (Province of Agusan del Norte) (pop: 309,700)
152 km (95 mi) NE of Libertad (Province of Agusan del Norte) (pop: 250,400)
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

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.010 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGFZ
M 5.380 kmMindanao, PhilippinesEMSC
M 5.162 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu
M 5.351 kmPhilippine Islands Region (Philippines)BMKG
M 5.512 km064 km N 89° E of General Luna (Surigao Del Norte) (Philippines)PHIVOLCS
M 5.349 km35km E of General Luna, PhilippinesUSGS
M 5.264 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu

User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
General Luna / Light shaking (MMI IV)
205.8 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake 148 km northeast of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, 26 April 08:04 UTC

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (141 quakes):
  • 23 Jun 2019 11:54 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    3 km (1.9 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 15 Jun 2019 06:10 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    8 km (5 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 15 Jun 2019 05:49 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    1 km (0.6 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 13 Jun 2019 01:53 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 12 Jun 2019 09:29 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (8 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 09 Jun 2019 18:24 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    25 km (15.5 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 09 Jun 2019 13:58 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    1 km (0.6 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 08 Jun 2019 18:57 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    32 km (19.9 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 08 Jun 2019 16:52 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    8 km (5 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (10 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 08 Jun 2019 16:31 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    18 km (11.2 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 21 May 2019 17:25 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    6 km (3.7 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 21 May 2019 11:50 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (3 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 20 May 2019 08:15 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    30 km (18.6 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 16 May 2019 19:38 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    9 km (5.6 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 15 May 2019 02:30 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
  • 14 May 2019 17:04 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    4 km (2.5 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | PHIVOLCS | Details
    • Show all

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