Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Thursday, July 15, 1965 at 18:33 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 570 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 15, 1965 18:33:30 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Depth | 570.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.74°N / 123.811°E  (Philippines) |
| Antipode | 7.74°S / 56.189°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Malindang (57 km / 35 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Caromatan (Lanao del Norte) (pop: 5,330) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) SSE of Tangub (Misamis Occidental) (pop: 29,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) ESE of Muricay (pop: 132,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) ESE of Pagadian City (pop: 186,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) S of Ozamiz City (pop: 93,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) WSW of Marawi City (pop: 143,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) SW of Mantampay (pop: 265,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SW of Iligan City (pop: 342,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) NW of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 823 km (512 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.0 | 570 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jul 20, 1965 13:18 57 years ago | 5.7 25 km | 13 km N of Bualan, Province of Maguindanao, Mindanao Musulman, Philippines | More |
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