Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 1.3 km northwest of Limbuhan, Bicol, Philippines, on 19 August 2020 - 10:54 PM (PST) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.6 quake Philippines Sea, 5.4 km east of Cataingan, Philippines, 18 Aug 2020 12:03 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 1 day 15 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 1 km depth
19 Aug 15:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 16 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 19 August 2020 - 10:54 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.89°N / 124.04°E
(Province of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Biliran (80 km / 50 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) WNW of Limbuhan (pop: 3,190) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) E of Placer (Masbate) (pop: 5,970) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) SSE of Cataingan (Masbate) (pop: 7,810) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) SSE of Nabangig (pop: 2,970) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) SSE of Dimasalang (pop: 3,020) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Calbayog City (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 67,900) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) SE of Masbate (pop: 47,500) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SSE of Bulan (Sorsogon) (pop: 28,500) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) NW of Tacloban City (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
448 km (278 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
5 km (3 mi) WNW of Bugtong Island --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NW of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 1 km | 015 km S 18° E of Cataingan (Masbate) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
| M 3.3 | 12 km | Samar, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 3.3 | 1 km | 015 km S 18° E of Cataingan (Masbate) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
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Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 1.3 km northwest of Limbuhan, Bicol, Philippines, on 19 August 2020 - 10:54 PM (PST)
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