Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Friday, 29 February 1980 at 11:13 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 104 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 104.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.299°N / 126.881°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (152 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
93 km (58 mi) SE of Tibanbang (Davao Oriental, Davao Region) (pop: 7,840)
104 km (64 mi) SE of Mati (Davao Oriental, Davao Region) (pop: 105,900)
164 km (102 mi) SE of Davao (Davao Region) (pop: 1,212,500)
173 km (108 mi) SE of Panabo (Davao del Norte, Davao Region) (pop: 84,700)
174 km (108 mi) SE of Magugpo Poblacion (Davao del Norte, Davao Region) (pop: 233,300)
176 km (109 mi) SE of Digos (Davao del Sur, Davao Region) (pop: 116,100)
190 km (118 mi) E of General Santos (Region XII) (pop: 679,600)
288 km (179 mi) SE of Budta (SOCCSKSARGEN) (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| 29 Feb 1980 11:13:26 GMT | 6.1 104 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake Mindanao, Philippines, 29 February 11:13 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes):- 22 Jun 1980 05:46 UTC| M 5.1 |95 km (59 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 16 Jun 1980 00:10 UTC| M 4.8 |51 km (31.7 mi) depth|44 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
- 23 May 1980 03:39 UTC| M 3.9 |94 km (58.4 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
- 29 Feb 1980 13:09 UTC| M 4.5 |78 km (48.5 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|14084 km (8751 mi) distance| | Details
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