Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - 2.2 km north of Jimalalud, Province of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines, on Monday, 6 February 2012 at 03:49 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 11 km depth
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.999°N / 123.206°E

Nearest volcano: Canlaon (47 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NNE of Jimalalud (pop: 3,210) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) SSE of Balogo (pop: 3,310) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SSW of Guihulngan (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NE of Tambalan (pop: 2,160) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) WNW of Moalboal (Cebu) (pop: 6,830) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (15 mi) NNE of Tiguib (pop: 2,570) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) WSW of Tapon (Cebu) (pop: 5,250) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) NW of Madridejos (pop: 6,390) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) WSW of Cebu City (pop: 798,600) --> See nearby quakes!
566 km (352 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.7 | 11 km | Negros - Cebu region, Philippines | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (42 quakes):- 25 Jul 2012 23:48 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|63 km (39 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 25 Jul 2012 00:02 UTC| M 2.8 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| PHILVOLCS | Details
- 09 Jul 2012 04:56 UTC| M 3.1 |3 km (1.9 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| PHILVOLCS | Details
- 09 Jul 2012 00:55 UTC| M 3.1 |26 km (16.2 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| PHILVOLCS | Details
- 08 Jul 2012 16:56 UTC| M 4.2 |74.3 km (46.2 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Jul 2012 15:20 UTC| M 3.4 |70 km (43.5 mi) depth|82 km (51 mi) distance| PHILVOLCS | Details
- 04 Jul 2012 12:35 UTC| M 4.5 |39.3 km (24.4 mi) depth|88 km (55 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jul 2012 02:44 UTC| M 3.5 |1 km (0.6 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| PHILVOLCS | Details
- 17 May 2012 05:29 UTC| M 4.5 |28.1 km (17.5 mi) depth|63 km (39 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Mar 2012 06:29 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Mar 2012 02:33 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|58 km (36 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Feb 2012 19:30 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|38 km (24 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Feb 2012 15:09 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Feb 2012 10:18 UTC| M 4.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Feb 2012 15:40 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Feb 2012 05:39 UTC| M 5.0 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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