Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - 8.6 km west of Ozamis City, Philippines, on Monday, 5 March 1984 at 03:33 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - 8.6 km west of Ozamis City, Philippines, on Monday, 5 March 1984 at 03:33 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake at 649 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: 5 Mar 1984 03:33:50 UTC
Magnitude: 7.3
Depth: 649.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.147°N / 123.762°E (Province of Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Malindang (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NNW of Tabid (pop: 3,150) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (5 mi) W of Ozamis City (pop: 93,100) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) N of Tangub (Misamis Occidental) (pop: 29,700) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) ENE of Molave (Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula) (pop: 21,100) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) S of Oroquieta (pop: 39,300) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NE of Muricay (Zamboanga Peninsula) (pop: 132,100) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) W of Mantampay (pop: 265,000) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) W of irigan (pop: 342,600) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) NW of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
779 km (484 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: 5.6 x 1015 joules (1562 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.3 x 106 tons of TNT or 84 atomic bombs!) More info
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
7.3649 kmMindanao, PhilippinesUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (16 quakes):
  • 08 Nov 1985 08:38 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    45.5 km (28.3 mi) depth
    |
    174 km (108 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 08 Nov 1985 07:00 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    161 km (100 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Aug 1985 02:36 UTC
    | M 6.4 |
    35.6 km (22.1 mi) depth
    |
    78 km (48 mi) distance
    | USGS | Very strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 13 km south of Sagayaran Island, Philippines, on Sunday, 4 August 1985 at 02:36 (GMT)
  • 26 Jun 1985 03:05 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    538.2 km (334.4 mi) depth
    |
    154 km (96 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Apr 1985 04:15 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    598.3 km (371.8 mi) depth
    |
    180 km (112 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 Mar 1985 00:15 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    27.9 km (17.3 mi) depth
    |
    160 km (99 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Mar 1985 19:33 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    35.7 km (22.2 mi) depth
    |
    68 km (42 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Mar 1985 19:03 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    51.9 km (32.2 mi) depth
    |
    60 km (37 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Mar 1985 22:48 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (27 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Mar 1985 20:49 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    58 km (36 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Mar 1985 19:49 UTC
    | M 6.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    49 km (31 mi) distance
    | USGS | Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 10.6 km southeast of Muricay, Philippines, on Monday, 18 March 1985 at 19:49 (GMT)
  • 28 Nov 1984 11:59 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    100 km (62 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Nov 1984 23:34 UTC
    | M 5.9 |
    11.1 km (6.9 mi) depth
    |
    92 km (57 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 02 Aug 1984 07:33 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    604.7 km (375.7 mi) depth
    |
    158 km (98 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Jun 1984 12:27 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    633.3 km (393.5 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Apr 1984 15:04 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    124 km (77 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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