Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 64 km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, on Saturday, April 29, 1995 at 13:58 GMT
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Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 33 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 29, 1995 13:58:33 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 11.781°N / 125.99°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 11.781°S / 54.01°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Cancajanag (154 km / 96 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 58 km (36 mi) E of San Julian (pop: 3,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) ESE of Dolores (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) NE of Llorente (Eastern Samar) (pop: 7,910) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) ENE of Borongan City (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) ESE of Oras (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,020) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) NNE of Guiuan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 11,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 120 km (75 mi) E of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) ENE of Panalanoy (pop: 189,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 123 km (76 mi) ENE of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 627 km (389 mi) ESE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.4 | 33 km | Samar, Philippines | USGS |
User reports for this quake
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (34 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jun 26, 1995 19:03 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 60 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 26, 1995 17:55 27 years ago | 4.7 33 km | 52 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 26, 1995 14:55 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 51 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 23, 1995 04:12 27 years ago | 4.7 31 km | 58 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 14, 1995 19:31 27 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 47 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 14, 1995 07:24 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 69 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 12, 1995 18:19 27 years ago | 4.6 33 km | 55 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 11, 1995 19:20 27 years ago | 5.6 33 km | 49 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 22:17 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 37 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 21:29 27 years ago | 4.2 33 km | 46 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 21:23 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 54 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 21:22 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 36 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 20:59 27 years ago | 5.2 33 km | 52 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 19:44 27 years ago | 4.2 33 km | 41 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 7, 1995 19:29 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 60 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Jun 6, 1995 13:11 27 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 81 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 18, 1995 12:32 27 years ago | 4.8 29 km | 54 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 12, 1995 09:33 27 years ago | 4.3 33 km | 52 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 11, 1995 00:02 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 40 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 9, 1995 10:24 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 59 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 8, 1995 23:14 27 years ago | 4.4 33 km | 72 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 8, 1995 19:36 27 years ago | 5.1 33 km | 63 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 8, 1995 18:05 27 years ago | 5.5 36 km | 69 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 7, 1995 09:49 27 years ago | 4.6 33 km | 99 km NE of Tacloban City, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 6, 1995 12:51 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 53 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 3, 1995 05:56 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 55 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 2, 1995 18:34 27 years ago | 4.5 33 km | 44 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| May 1, 1995 03:40 27 years ago | 4.0 33 km | 44 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 30, 1995 12:00 27 years ago | 4.6 33 km | 55 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 30, 1995 01:29 27 years ago | 4.9 35 km | 62 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 30, 1995 01:09 27 years ago | 5.1 42 km | 68 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 29, 1995 20:27 27 years ago | 4.1 33 km | 53 km E of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 29, 1995 15:38 27 years ago | 4.8 32 km | 52 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
| Apr 29, 1995 14:02 27 years ago | 4.9 33 km | 94 km NE of Tacloban City, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines | More |
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