Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 29 km northeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 14:13 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 29 km northeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 14:13 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 182 km depth

6 Dec 14:19 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 6 minutes.
Profondeur recalculée de 163.0 à 182.0 km.
Date & time: 6 Dec 2018 14:13:43 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Profondeur: 182.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.64°N / 125.75°E (Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Volcan le plus près: Apo (66 km / 41 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
29 km NNE de Malita (pop: 41,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
32 km ENE de Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
41 km SO de Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
45 km ESE de Digos (pop: 116,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
49 km S de Samal (pop: 43,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
50 km SSE de Davao (pop: 1,212,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
62 km SO de Mati (pop: 105,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
65 km NE de Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
75 km S de Panabo (pop: 84,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
1028 km SSE de Manille (pop: 1,600,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
172 km SSE de Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
35 km O de Sigaboy Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 5.0182 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGFZ
M 5.3176 km MINDANAO, PHILIPPINESEMSC
M 5.3164 kmMindanao, PhilippinesGeoAu
M 5.3185 km- Mindanao, PhilippinesUSGS

User reports for this quake (6)

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Davao city / Weak shaking (MMI III)
51.2 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Light shaking a few seconds only. (reported through our app)
Davao city / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Tagum city / Weak shaking (MMI III)
malita davao occidental / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Davao City (Philippines, 48 km NW of epicenter) : From Barrio Obrero, Davao City. Just gentle swaying for a few seconds. (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Philippines Sea, 29 km northeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines, 6 December 2018 14:13 GMT

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 29 km northeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines, on Thursday, 6 December 2018 at 14:13 (GMT)
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