Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 8.5 km northwest of Manicani Island, Philippines, on 23 September 2019 - 12:44 PM (PST)
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 30 km depth
23 Sep 16:55 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 11 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 30.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 30.0 km.
Date & time: 23 Sep 2019 16:44:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 23 September 2019 - 12:44 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.03°N / 125.57°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Mahagnao (82 km / 51 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SSE of Quinapundan (pop: 3,470) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) W of Guiuan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 11,000) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) ESE of Balangiga (Eastern Samar) (pop: 5,590) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) E of Tanauan (Leyte) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) ESE of Palo (Leyte) (pop: 17,500) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSE of Borongan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Panalanoy (pop: 189,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ENE of Abuyog (Leyte) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
637 km (396 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) ENE of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) SSE of Samar Island (pop: 1,751,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 30 km | 017 km S 87° W of Guiuan (Eastern Samar) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
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