Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 - Philippines Sea, 50 km ENE of Borongan, Philippines, miércoles, 21 may. 1969
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 at 30 km depth
Magnitud: 6
Profundidad: 30.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 11.734°N / 125.876°E
(Philippines Sea, Filipinas)Volcán mas cercano: Cancajanag (140 km / 87 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
46 km al E de San Julian (pop: 3,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
50 km al ENE de Borongan (Eastern Samar) (pop: 16,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
51 km al NE de Llorente (Eastern Samar) (pop: 7,910) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
55 km al SE de Dolores (Eastern Samar) (pop: 9,270) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
108 km al E de Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
109 km al ENE de Panalanoy (pop: 189,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
110 km al ENE de Tacloban (pop: 242,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
144 km al ESE de Calbayog City (pop: 67,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
268 km al NE de Ciudad de Cebú (pop: 798,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
619 km al ESE de Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.0 | 30 km | Samar, Philippines | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 26 May 1969 15:37 UTC| M 6.0 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.0 - Philippines Sea, 44 km ENE of Borongan, Philippines, lunes, 26 may. 1969
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