M 7.6 earthquake – 89 km E of Sulangan, Philippines
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Local time: Aug 31, 2012 · 20:47 (UTC+8)
MajorShallow · 28 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.6moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 28 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 10.811, 126.638137 km from San Jose
- Energy released
- 3.8 megatons of TNTabout 253 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 287"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 5.2max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 316M2.5+ within 166 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 1,115USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1989
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Dec 15, 1989.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 3.8 megatons of TNT, 7,943 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
316 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 166 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.8 143 km E of Sulangan, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.8 106 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.9 103 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.9 102 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.7 99 km E of Union, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 5.3 114 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 5.2 89 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.9 97 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 5.4 106 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 4.5 104 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Philippines.
- 7.7 74 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines Jul 12, 1911
- 7.6 19 km E of Gamut, Philippines Dec 2, 2023
- 7.6 37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines Dec 15, 1989
- 7.3 108 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines Mar 19, 1952
- 7.2 23 km NNW of Bugko, Philippines Nov 13, 1925
- 7.2 10 km E of Dapdap, Philippines Apr 21, 1995
- 7.2 66 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines Oct 31, 1975
- 7.2 70 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines Aug 30, 1924
In the week before
Earthquakes within 166 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.