Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 47 km east of Bislig City, Philippines, on Friday, 15 December 1989 at 18:43 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 47 km east of Bislig City, Philippines, on Friday, 15 December 1989 at 18:43 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake at 24 km depth

1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Date & time: 15 Dec 1989 18:43:45 UTC
Magnitude: 7.6
Depth: 24.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.337°N / 126.729°E (Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) ENE of Barcelona (pop: 3,540) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) ENE of Bislig City (pop: 67,600) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) ENE of Trento (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 15,900) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) ENE of Bunawan (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 15,500) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) ESE of San Francisco (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 18,500) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) ENE of Veruela (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 18,100) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) NE of Monkayo (pop: 51,400) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) ESE of Bah-Bah (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 28,600) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) NE of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
937 km (582 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 1016 joules (4402 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 106 tons of TNT or 236.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
7.624 kmMindanao, PhilippinesUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (121 quakes):
  • 13 Dec 1991 18:55 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    83.4 km (51.8 mi) depth
    |
    177 km (110 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Dec 1991 10:32 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    31.7 km (19.7 mi) depth
    |
    225 km (140 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Nov 1991 11:12 UTC
    | M 6.8 |
    35.9 km (22.3 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Very strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 5.1 km southwest of Tigdos Island, Philippines, on Wednesday, 13 November 1991 at 11:12 (GMT)
  • 08 Nov 1991 11:13 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    82.6 km (51.3 mi) depth
    |
    235 km (146 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Oct 1991 12:49 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    81.3 km (50.5 mi) depth
    |
    194 km (121 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Aug 1991 16:16 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    32.4 km (20.1 mi) depth
    |
    194 km (121 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Aug 1991 23:21 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    64.7 km (40.2 mi) depth
    |
    60 km (37 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 Aug 1991 01:53 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    269 km (167 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Jul 1991 16:21 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    60 km (37.3 mi) depth
    |
    248 km (154 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Jul 1991 20:25 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    31.5 km (19.6 mi) depth
    |
    196 km (122 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Jun 1991 23:02 UTC
    | M 6.1 |
    71 km (44.1 mi) depth
    |
    218 km (136 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 52 km northeast of Surigao City, Philippines, on Saturday, 15 June 1991 at 23:02 (GMT)
  • 12 Jun 1991 14:50 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    84.2 km (52.3 mi) depth
    |
    74 km (46 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 12 Jun 1991 07:00 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    36.9 km (22.9 mi) depth
    |
    67 km (42 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 12 Jun 1991 03:47 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    147.9 km (91.9 mi) depth
    |
    69 km (43 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Jun 1991 07:44 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    35.1 km (21.8 mi) depth
    |
    59 km (37 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 09 Jun 1991 05:48 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    72 km (45 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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