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Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 236 km southeast of Mati, Philippines, on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:50 pm (GMT +8) -

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 94 km depth

18 Mar 09:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 14 minutes.
19 Mar 04:34: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 08:50:29 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:50 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.1
Depth	93.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	5.0766°N / 127.2819°E (Philippine Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	5.077°S / 52.718°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	237 km (147 mi) SE of Malita (Philippines) (pop: 41,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 240 km (149 mi) SSE of Mati (Philippines) (pop: 105,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 248 km (154 mi) ESE of Alabel (Philippines) (pop: 43,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 259 km (161 mi) ESE of Maluñgun (Philippines) (pop: 52,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 260 km (162 mi) ESE of General Santos City (Philippines) (pop: 679,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 277 km (172 mi) ESE of Polomolok (Philippines) (pop: 64,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 283 km (176 mi) SE of Digos (Philippines) (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 289 km (179 mi) SE of Central (Philippines) (pop: 1,212,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.1	94 km	Indonesia: 187 Km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines	USGS
4.4	87 km	Indonesia: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION	EMSC
4.1	94 km	Indonesia: Philippine Islands Region	RaspberryShake

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