M 5.6 earthquake – 40 km E of Dicamay, Philippines
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Local time: Mar 19, 1977 · 06:10 (UTC+8)
ModerateShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.6moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 16.704, 122.38072 km from Ilagan
- Energy released
- 3.8 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 21M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 474USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Mar 18, 1977.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 3.8 kilotons of TNT, 7.9 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
21 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.5 38 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 18, 1977
- 5.2 23 km SE of Dicamay, Philippines Mar 18, 1977
- 5.3 36 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 18, 1977
- 5.2 27 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 4.9 52 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 4.9 42 km ESE of Dicamay, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 5.1 46 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 5.2 55 km SSE of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 4.9 44 km S of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
- 5.0 33 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines Mar 19, 1977
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Philippines.
- 7.7 4 km E of Macapsing, Philippines Jul 16, 1990
- 7.6 6 km E of Tignoan, Philippines Aug 20, 1937
- 7.6 28 km SE of Minuri, Philippines Aug 1, 1968
- 7.5 7 km N of Luklukan, Philippines Apr 18, 1907
- 7.4 70 km NE of Sabang Indan, Philippines Apr 18, 1907
- 7.4 14 km ENE of Suklayin, Philippines Apr 7, 1970
- 7.2 7 km N of Agbannawag, Philippines Dec 29, 1949
- 7.1 62 km N of San Vicente, Philippines Aug 26, 1979
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.