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Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - 96 km northeast of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Friday, November 11, 1921 at 18:36 GMT

Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - 96 km northeast of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Friday, November 11, 1921 at 18:36 GMT Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - 96 km northeast of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Friday, November 11, 1921 at 18:36 GMT

Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake at 15 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & timeNov 11, 1921 18:36:20 UTC
Local time at epicenter
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude7.4
Depth15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude7.563°N / 127.339°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode7.563°S / 52.661°W
Shaking intensitySevere shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoLeonard Range (144 km / 89 mi)
Nearby towns and cities84 km (52 mi) E of Baculin (pop: 2,970) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
86 km (53 mi) E of Baganga (pop: 10,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
96 km (60 mi) ENE of Manay (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
134 km (83 mi) ESE of Bislig City (pop: 67,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
141 km (88 mi) ENE of Mati (pop: 105,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
144 km (90 mi) E of Monkayo (pop: 51,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
170 km (105 mi) E of Magugpo Poblacion (pop: 233,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
185 km (115 mi) E of Panabo (pop: 84,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
251 km (156 mi) SE of Butuan (pop: 309,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 1015 joules (2206 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 x 106 tons of TNT or 118.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
7.415 kmPhilippine Islands region (Philippines)USGS
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User reports for this quake

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Mar 16, 1923 22:01
100 years ago
6.8

35 km
129 km E of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, PhilippinesMore
Mar 14, 1923 20:44
100 years ago
6.4

35 km
125 km SE of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, PhilippinesMore
Mar 2, 1923 16:48
100 years ago
7.0

15 km
6 km W of Kadingilan, Province of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, PhilippinesMore
Jun 2, 1922 20:11
101 years ago
6.6

15 km
83 km E of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, PhilippinesMore

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