Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - 1.3 km west of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, on 08 May 2019 - 11:08 AM (PST)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.4 quake 27 km east of Catbalogan, Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, 23 April 2019 05:37 GMT, which had occurred 2 weeks earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 23 km depth
8 May 03:30 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 22 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 23.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 23.0 km.
Date & time: 8 May 2019 03:08:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 08 May 2019 - 11:08 AM (PST)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.61°N / 125.42°E
(Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Cancajanag (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) W of Borongan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NW of Maydolong (Eastern Samar) (pop: 5,490) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SSW of San Julian (pop: 3,070) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) NNW of Llorente (Eastern Samar) (pop: 7,910) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) NE of Panalanoy (pop: 189,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) NE of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) ESE of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) NE of Palo (Leyte) (pop: 17,500) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) NE of Tanauan (Leyte) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
585 km (363 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SE of Samar Island (pop: 1,751,300) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (67 mi) NE of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) NE of Poro Island (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 23 km | 018 km N 85° E of San Julian (Eastern Samar) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
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