Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Friday, 8 December 1972 at 10:18 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 55 km depth
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 55.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.671°N / 127.134°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Balut (197 km / 122 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
131 km (81 mi) SE of Pondaguitan (pop: 2,140) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) SE of Mati (pop: 105,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) ESE of Alabel (pop: 43,300) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (138 mi) ESE of General Santos (pop: 679,600) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (143 mi) SE of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) ESE of Digos (pop: 116,100) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) SE of Panabo (pop: 84,700) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) SE of Tagum City (pop: 233,300) --> See nearby quakes!
343 km (213 mi) ESE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
1200 km (746 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 55 km | Philippine Islands region (Philippines) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 07 Jan 1973 22:17 UTC| M 5.1 |79 km (49.1 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 Jan 1973 13:03 UTC| M 4.4 |62 km (38.5 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Dec 1972 05:54 UTC| M 6.0 |44.5 km (27.7 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Thursday, 28 December 1972 at 05:54 (GMT)
- 08 Dec 1972 20:43 UTC| M 5.9 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Dec 1972 20:17 UTC| M 5.5 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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