Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 42 km east of Borongan, Philippines, on 08 May 2019 - 11:00 AM (PST)
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Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 5 km depth
8 May 03:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.
May 8 03:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.0 to 12.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 5.0 km.
May 8 03:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.0 to 12.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 5.0 km.
Date & time: 8 May 2019 03:00:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 08 May 2019 - 11:00 AM (PST)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.74°N / 125.79°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Cancajanag (101 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
36 km (23 mi) E of San Julian (pop: 3,070) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NE of Maydolong (Eastern Samar) (pop: 5,490) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) ENE of Borongan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) NE of Llorente (Eastern Samar) (pop: 7,910) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SE of Dolores (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,270) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) SE of Oras (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,020) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) E of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) ENE of Panalanoy (pop: 189,100) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) ENE of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
610 km (379 mi) ESE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 5 km | 037 km S 88° E of San Julian (Eastern Samar) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
| M 4.6 | 77 km | 13km ENE of Lalauigan, Philippines | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 124 km | Samar, Philippines | BMKG |
| M 4.6 | 75 km | Samar, Philippines | EMSC |
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