Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Tuesday, 17 June 1986 at 18:13 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 32 km depth
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 31.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.644°N / 125.259°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Balut (30 km / 19 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) SE of Glan (Sarangani, Region XII) (pop: 24,300)
36 km (23 mi) S of Malapatan (Sarangani, Region XII) (pop: 19,400)
51 km (32 mi) S of Alabel (Sarangani, Region XII) (pop: 43,300)
53 km (33 mi) S of General Santos (Region XII) (pop: 679,600)
68 km (42 mi) SE of Polomolok (South Cotabato, Soccsksargen) (pop: 64,000)
71 km (44 mi) S of Maluñgun (Sarangani, Region XII) (pop: 52,200)
164 km (102 mi) SW of Davao (Davao Region) (pop: 1,212,500)
196 km (122 mi) SE of Budta (SOCCSKSARGEN) (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| 17 Jun 1986 18:13:11 GMT | 6.6 32 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake Mindanao, Philippines, 17 June 18:13 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 29 Oct 1986 20:11 UTC| M 5.6 |71.6 km (44.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Oct 1986 08:54 UTC| M 5.2 |200.9 km (124.8 mi) depth|65 km (40 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Sep 1986 11:27 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Jul 1986 10:17 UTC| M 5.5 |87.5 km (54.4 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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