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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 27 km northeast of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines, on Sunday, Mar 26, 2023 at 8:37 pm (GMT +8) -

Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 300 km depth

26 Mar 13:18 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 40 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 26, 2023 12:37:59 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 26, 2023 at 8:37 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.6
Depth	300.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.51°N / 123.83°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	12.51°S / 56.17°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Bulusan (38 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	8 km (5 mi) ENE of San Fernando (Masbate) (pop: 6,210) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Bulan (Sorsogon) (pop: 28,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NE of Masbate (pop: 47,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SW of Irosin (pop: 20,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Sorsogon (pop: 82,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) S of Legazpi (pop: 179,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) NW of Tacloban City (pop: 242,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 386 km (240 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) NNE of Masbate Island (pop: 706,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 494 km (307 mi) SE of Luzon Island (pop: 46,228,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 26.6°C (80 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹³ joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.6	300 km	5.6 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES	EMSC

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Brighouse / not felt : No,I did not feel the earthquake at all. | One user found this interesting.

baybay dagat, san fernando, masbate / not felt : I didn't fell it at all

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (50 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
May 25, 2023 03:30 2 weeks ago	2.4 9 km	Philippine Sea, 11 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 25, 2023 01:41 2 weeks ago	2.3 2 km	16 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 24, 2023 22:41 2 weeks ago	3.0 2 km	12 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 24, 2023 21:55 2 weeks ago	2.7 14 km	Philippine Sea, 12 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 22, 2023 09:18 2 weeks ago	2.4 19 km	Philippine Sea, 14 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 22, 2023 08:12 2 weeks ago	2.9 3 km	Masbate, 24 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 21, 2023 17:51 3 weeks ago	2.3 23 km	Philippine Sea, 33 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 20, 2023 20:25 3 weeks ago	2.8 14 km	Philippine Sea, 17 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 15, 2023 16:36 3 weeks ago	2.0 10 km	Philippine Sea, 18 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 11, 2023 16:31 4 weeks ago	3.3 9 km	Philippine Sea, 18 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 11, 2023 05:11 4 weeks ago - felt	3.6 2 km	Philippine Sea, 16 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 11, 2023 04:31 4 weeks ago	3.3 6 km	Philippine Sea, 27 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
May 9, 2023 15:35 4 weeks ago	2.0 6 km	Philippine Sea, 17 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 30, 2023 19:37 6 weeks ago	2.3 23 km	19 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 29, 2023 20:47 6 weeks ago	2.9 7 km	Philippine Sea, 16 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 29, 2023 18:37 6 weeks ago	3.8 8 km	Philippine Sea, 16 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 28, 2023 23:21 6 weeks ago	3.9 1 km	Philippine Sea, 20 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 20, 2023 08:56 7 weeks ago	3.6 1 km	Philippine Sea, 24 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 20, 2023 08:50 7 weeks ago	2.9 4 km	Philippine Sea, 19 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 19, 2023 20:11 7 weeks ago	2.4 10 km	14 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 19, 2023 16:56 7 weeks ago	2.7 1 km	14 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 18, 2023 16:18 7 weeks ago	3.1 3 km	18 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 18, 2023 08:38 7 weeks ago	2.7 6 km	Masbate, 18 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 18, 2023 05:42 7 weeks ago	2.7 4 km	Philippine Sea, 28 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 16, 2023 18:14 8 weeks ago	2.5 3 km	Philippine Sea, 18 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 16, 2023 07:07 8 weeks ago	2.5 2 km	Philippine Sea, 27 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 14, 2023 18:08 8 weeks ago	2.4 20 km	17 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 12, 2023 10:55 8 weeks ago	2.8 9 km	Philippine Sea, 21 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 12, 2023 09:46 8 weeks ago	2.3 29 km	Philippine Sea, 22 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 10, 2023 09:20 8 weeks ago	2.6 1 km	19 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 10, 2023 08:57 8 weeks ago	2.1 15 km	13 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 9, 2023 00:05 9 weeks ago	2.0 3 km	Philippine Sea, 22 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 8, 2023 03:34 9 weeks ago	2.3 1 km	Philippine Sea, 19 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 7, 2023 03:13 9 weeks ago	2.9 20 km	14 km NE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 7, 2023 02:52 9 weeks ago	2.0 11 km	Philippine Sea, 11 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 20:06 9 weeks ago	2.0 1 km	Philippine Sea, 15 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 16:03 9 weeks ago	2.6 24 km	Philippine Sea, 20 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 13:20 9 weeks ago - felt	4.6 9 km	Philippine Sea, 14 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 12:56 9 weeks ago	3.5 1 km	Philippine Sea, 22 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 12:46 9 weeks ago	3.2 11 km	Philippine Sea, 12 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 09:43 9 weeks ago	2.0 5 km	Philippine Sea, 9.7 km NW of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 6, 2023 09:17 9 weeks ago - felt	4.4 12 km	Philippine Sea, 12 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 5, 2023 03:34 9 weeks ago	2.1 8 km	Philippine Sea, 25 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 1, 2023 21:11 10 weeks ago	2.1 22 km	Philippine Sea, 5 km NW of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Apr 1, 2023 11:09 10 weeks ago	2.4 17 km	Philippine Sea, 16 km E of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Mar 30, 2023 17:26 10 weeks ago	3.2 2 km	Philippine Sea, 12 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Mar 30, 2023 17:23 10 weeks ago	2.8 3 km	Philippine Sea, 12 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Mar 29, 2023 18:21 10 weeks ago	2.7 3 km	Philippine Sea, 28 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Mar 29, 2023 16:23 10 weeks ago	2.4 2 km	Masbate, 7.8 km SE of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More
Mar 28, 2023 09:04 10 weeks ago	2.6 11 km	Philippine Sea, 19 km N of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines	More

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