Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 12 km northeast of Pangyan, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 03:20 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 206 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 25, 2008 03:20:29 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.3 |
| Depth | 206.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.752°N / 125.377°E  (Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 5.752°S / 54.623°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Balut (39 km / 24 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiupo (pop: 2,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Malapatan (Sarangani) (pop: 19,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSE of Alabel (pop: 43,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SSE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) S of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SE of Polomolok (pop: 64,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) SE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) S of Central (Davao) (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 192 km (119 mi) SSE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.3 | 206 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| May 29, 2009 19:51 13 years ago | 5.7 160 km | 15 km E of Caburan, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Apr 14, 2009 18:02 13 years ago | 4.4 80 km | 16 km NW of Caburan, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Apr 12, 2009 10:30 13 years ago | 4.3 146 km | 30 km SE of Calian, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Feb 22, 2009 10:42 13 years ago | 4.6 83 km | 14 km S of Maasim, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
| Feb 17, 2009 02:04 13 years ago | 4.4 35 km | 18 km SW of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Jan 9, 2009 03:17 13 years ago | 4.5 68 km | 67 km SE of Caburan, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Dec 30, 2008 03:20 14 years ago | 5.1 141 km | 27 km E of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Dec 29, 2008 05:54 14 years ago | 3.8 35 km | 25 km SW of Baliton, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
| Dec 27, 2008 01:06 14 years ago | 4.0 164 km | 45 km E of Caburan, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
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