Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 7.9 km southeast of Cataingan, Masbate, Bicol, Philippines, on 19 August 2020 - 09:23 AM (PST) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.6 quake Philippines Sea, 5.4 km east of Cataingan, Philippines, 18 Aug 2020 12:03 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 1 jour 1 heures earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 1 km depth
19 Aug 01:40 UTC: Premier à signaler: PHIVOLCS après 17 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 19 August 2020 - 09:23 AM (PST)
Magnitude: 3.4
Profondeur: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.96°N / 124.05°E
(Province of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines)Volcan le plus près: Biliran (49 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km SE de Cataingan (Masbate) (pop: 7,810) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
8 km N de Limbuhan (pop: 3,190) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km NE de Placer (Masbate) (pop: 5,970) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
19 km SE de Nabangig (pop: 2,970) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
61 km OSO de Calbayog City (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 67,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
65 km SE de Masbate (pop: 47,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
81 km SSE de Bulan (Sorsogon) (pop: 28,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
93 km ONO de Catbalogan (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 68,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
131 km NO de Tacloban (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 242,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
444 km SE de Manille (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
10 km NNO de Bugtong Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
107 km O de Samar Island (pop: 1,751,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 1 km | 009 km S 47° E of Cataingan (Masbate) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
| M 3.6 | 12 km | Leyte, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 3.4 | 1 km | 009 km S 47° E of Cataingan (Masbate) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
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