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Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - Philippines: 016 Km S 73° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte) on Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:06 pm (GMT +8) -

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Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - Philippines: 016 Km S 73° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte) on Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:06 pm (GMT +8) Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - Philippines: 016 Km S 73° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte) on Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:06 pm (GMT +8)

Minor magnitude 1.6 earthquake at 35 km depth

8 Dec 06:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & timeDec 8, 2022 06:06:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:06 pm (GMT +8)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude1.6
Depth35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude9.98°N / 126.21°E (Philippines)
Antipode9.98°S / 53.79°W
Shaking intensityNot felt
Primary data sourcePHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcanoPaco (87 km / 54 mi)
Nearby towns and cities18 km (11 mi) NE of Pilar (pop: 2,390) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santa Monica (pop: 2,280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
29 km (18 mi) ENE of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte (pop: 4,280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
30 km (19 mi) NE of Dapa (pop: 8,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
48 km (30 mi) NNE of Socorro (pop: 9,740) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
76 km (47 mi) ENE of Placer (pop: 10,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
81 km (50 mi) ENE of Surigao City (pop: 87,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
766 km (476 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 27°C (81 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released1.6 x 107 joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
1.635 kmPhilippines: 016 Km S 73° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte)PHIVOLCS

Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 331 km / 206 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake

At magnitude 1.6, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake.

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Date and time GMTMag
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112 years ago
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Apr 21, 1995 00:34
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7.2

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7.1

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Aug 30, 1924 03:04
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7.1

15 km		136km / 84mi77 km E of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Feb 18, 1991 02:37
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7.0

24 km		127km / 79mi39 km SE of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Jun 7, 1947 18:47
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7.0

15 km		216km / 134mi8.6 km E of Rizal, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesMore
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Mar 11, 1997 19:22
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6.9

10 km		295km / 183mi180 km NE of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, PhilippinesMore
Apr 21, 1995 00:09
28 years ago
6.9

20 km		234km / 145mi88 km E of Catbalogan, Province of Samar, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesMore
Aug 12, 1934 23:49
89 years ago
6.9

35 km		213km / 133mi50 km E of Bislig City, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Aug 31, 2012 13:27
10 years ago
6.8

13 km		140km / 87miPhilippine Sea, 146 km E of Borongan City, PhilippinesMore
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27 km		232km / 144mi72 km NE of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesMore
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28 years ago
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17 km		228km / 141mi58 km E of Samar Island, Province of Samar, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesMore
Nov 13, 1991 11:12
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36 km		181km / 112miTigdos Island, 17 km N of Bislig City, PhilippinesMore
Feb 8, 1990 07:15
33 years ago
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26 km		168km / 104mi58 km E of Bohol Island, Central Visayas, PhilippinesMore
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6.7

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6.6

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6.2

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6.1

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6.0

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Apr 21, 1995 00:02
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6.0

28 km		229km / 142mi90 km E of Catbalogan, Province of Samar, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesMore
Dec 15, 1989 18:53
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6.0

33 km		179km / 111miTigdos Island, 27 km NE of Bislig City, PhilippinesMore
Aug 27, 1983 18:49
39 years ago
6.0

21 km		203km / 126mi5 km W of Bunawan, Province of Agusan del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Sep 4, 1981 11:15
41 years ago
6.0

645 km		238km / 148mi20 km NW of Bohol Island, Central Visayas, PhilippinesMore
Jun 9, 1980 13:14
43 years ago
6.0

19 km		53km / 33mi89 km NE of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
May 1, 1979 00:39
44 years ago
6.0

23 km		97km / 61mi43 km N of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Jun 16, 1978 07:57
45 years ago
6.0

139 km		236km / 147miProvince of Davao Oriental, 30 km E of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, PhilippinesMore
Aug 17, 1976 01:11
46 years ago
6.0

34 km		39km / 24mi51 km NE of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Aug 23, 1975 15:06
47 years ago
6.0

40 km		46km / 29mi41 km NE of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Apr 13, 2000 20:54
23 years ago
5.9

33 km		49km / 31mi126 km NE of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Aug 26, 1999 01:24
23 years ago
5.9

63 km		49km / 31mi86 km NE of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Nov 4, 1996 17:01
26 years ago
5.9

33 km		18km / 11mi83 km E of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Jul 5, 1994 10:09
29 years ago
5.9

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Mar 30, 1994 13:29
29 years ago
5.9

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Mar 26, 1990 22:47
33 years ago
5.9

39 km		105km / 65mi34 km N of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Aug 12, 1989 16:46
33 years ago
5.9

55 km		154km / 96mi9.9 km SW of Bayugan, Province of Agusan del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Jun 19, 1980 06:40
43 years ago
5.9

45 km		76km / 47mi76 km NE of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Jun 9, 1980 12:42
43 years ago
5.9

33 km		60km / 37mi75 km NE of Tandag, Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesMore
Apr 13, 1980 05:41
43 years ago
5.9

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Dec 12, 1968 05:25
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5.9

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58 years ago
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Mar 16, 2012 07:58
11 years ago
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Aug 25, 2008 02:43
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5.8

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Nov 20, 1996 19:42
26 years ago
5.8

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26 years ago
5.8

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26 years ago
5.8

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