Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Thursday, 25 December 2008 at 03:20 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 206 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 206.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.752°N / 125.377°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Balut (39 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
12 km (7 mi) ENE of Pangyan (Sarangani) (pop: 5,260)
21 km (13 mi) ESE of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300)
26 km (16 mi) SSE of Malapatan (Sarangani) (pop: 19,400)
35 km (21 mi) WSW of Caburan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,600)
40 km (25 mi) SSE of Alabel (pop: 43,300)
46 km (29 mi) SSE of General Santos (pop: 679,600)
149 km (93 mi) S of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500)
192 km (119 mi) SSE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 206 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Mindanao, Philippines, 25 December 03:20 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 29 May 2009 19:51 UTC| M 5.7 |160.1 km (99.5 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13922 km (8651 mi) distance| | Details
- 30 Dec 2008 03:20 UTC| M 5.1 |141.3 km (87.8 mi) depth|52 km (32 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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