Mag. 3.6 earthquake - 61 km southwest of Calbayog City, Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, on 20 August 2020 - 06:40 PM (PST) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.6 quake Philippines Sea, 5.4 km east of Cataingan, Province of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines, 18 Aug 2020 12:03 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 16 km depth
20 Aug 11:05 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 25 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 16.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 16.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 20 August 2020 - 06:40 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.72°N / 124.16°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Biliran (39 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
22 km (14 mi) SE of Limbuhan (pop: 3,190) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) ESE of Placer (Masbate) (pop: 5,970) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) NW of Naval (Biliran) (pop: 12,200) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) SSE of Cataingan (Masbate) (pop: 7,810) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) NNW of San Isidro (pop: 4,870) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Culaba (Biliran) (pop: 6,230) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SW of Calbayog City (pop: 67,900) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) W of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) WNW of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) --> See nearby quakes!
470 km (292 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | 16 km | 038 km S 28° E of Cataingan (Masbate) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
| M 3.6 | 7 km | Leyte, Philippines | EMSC |
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