Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Leyte, Philippines
Strong and dangerous earthquake with magnitude 5.7 struck Leyte, Philippines today at 07:58:05, March 16, 2012 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 25 km (15 miles) NNE of Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines (10.041°N, 125.670°E). The depth of epicenter reported by USGS was 35.4 km (22.0 miles).
Phivolcs, the seismological agency of the Philippines has reported a magnitude of 5.9 at depth of 16 km, which makes this earthquake even more dangerous than initially reported when depth was thought to be much deeper.
Aftershocks are expected.
| Magnitude | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
|
| Location | 10.041°N, 125.670°E |
| Depth | 35.4 km (22.0 miles) |
| Region | LEYTE, PHILIPPINES |
| Distances | 25 km (15 miles) NNE of Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines 115 km (71 miles) N of Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines 116 km (72 miles) S of Guiuan, Samar, Philippines 716 km (444 miles) SE of MANILA, Philippines |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.6 km (7.8 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=396, Nph=402, Dmin=328.4 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E |
| Source |
|
| Event ID | usb0008i6m |
Featured image: Google Earth + USGS
If you value what we do here, open your ad-free account and support our journalism.
Related articles
Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, select the level of your support and register your account.
Your support makes this project fully self-sustainable and keeps us independent and focused on the content we love to create and share.
All our supporters can browse the website without ads, allowing much faster speeds and a clean interface. Your comments will be instantly approved and you’ll have a direct line of communication with us from within your account dashboard. You can suggest new features and apps and you’ll be able to use them before they go live.
You can choose the level of your support.
Stay kind, vigilant and ready!
You can also support us by sending us a one-off payment using PayPal:
[…] Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Leyte, Philippines Strong and dangerous earthquake with magnitude 5.7 struck Leyte, Philippines today at… […]