Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines on Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.3 - Mindanao Sea, 147 km SE of Zamboanga City, Philippines, martes, 02 dic. 2014

Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.3 - Mindanao Sea, 147 km SE of Zamboanga City, Philippines, martes, 02 dic. 2014

Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 631 km depth

2 Dec 05:15 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 4 minutos.
Dec 2 07:10: Magnitud recalculada de 6.2 a 6.3.
Fecha & hora: 2 Dec 2014 05:11:32 UTC
Magnitud: 6.3
Profundidad: 631.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 6.15°N / 123.16°E (Mindanao Sea, Filipinas)
Volcán mas cercano: Parker (185 km / 115 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
103 km al OSO de Sangay (pop: 3,780) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
145 km al ESE de Isabela (pop: 67,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
147 km al SE de Zamboanga City (pop: 457,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
149 km al ESE de Maluso (Basilan) (pop: 31,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
169 km al SO de Cotabato City (pop: 179,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
184 km al SO de Budta (pop: 1,273,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
184 km al SO de Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
189 km al S de Pagadian (pop: 186,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
190 km al S de Muricay (pop: 132,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
970 km al SSE de Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
289 km al SO de Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
111 km al SE de Langil Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 6.3631 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGFZ
M 6.6633 km MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINESEMSC
M 6.3618 km102km WSW of Sangay, PhilippinesUSGS
M 6.5634 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu

shake map
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User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
kamothe / Weak shaking (MMI III)
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Aftershocks of the M 6.3 terremoto: Mindanao Sea, 147 km al sureste de Zamboanga City, Filipinas Tue, 2 Dec 2014 05:11

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):
  • 05 Mar 2015 10:18 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    540 km (335.5 mi) depth
    |
    78 km (48 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 20 Jan 2015 20:33 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    605 km (375.9 mi) depth
    |
    66 km (41 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details

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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.3 - Mindanao Sea, 147 km SE of Zamboanga City, Philippines, martes, 02 dic. 2014

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