Information about the earthquake: mag of light. Earthquake 4.8 – 18 km north of Bislig city, Surigao del Sur province, Caraga, Philippines, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. (GMT +8)

Light magnitude earthquake 4.8 to 117 km deep

22 Sep 07:00 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.

Updated Wed Sep 22, 2021, 07:06 AM

Moderate 4.8 earthquake strikes near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines

Earthquake 4.8 22 September 14:50 (GMT +8)

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics reported a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga just 15 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early afternoon on Wednesday September 22, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. local time at an intermediate depth of 117 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the quake could be revised in the coming hours or minutes, as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or when other agencies release their report.
Cities near the epicenter where the earthquake could have been felt as very weak tremors include Hinatuan (10,100 inhabitants) located 2 km from the epicenter, Bislig City (67,600 inhabitants) 18 km, Bunawan (15,500 inhabitants) 46 km to 48 km, San Francisco (18,500 inhabitants) 48 km, Trento (15,900 inhabitants) 48 km, Bah-Bah (28,600 inhabitants) 55 km, Monkayo (51,400 inhabitants) 70 km, Bayugan (40,600 inhabitants)) 77 km and Butuan (309,700 inhabitants) 110 km.
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Date and hour : 22 Sep 2021 06:50:48 UTC –
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday 22 Sep 2021 14:50 (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 117.0 km

Latitude / longitude of epicenter: 8.37 ° N / 126.35 ° E↗ (Philippines)
Antipode: 8.37 ° S / 53.65 ° W↗
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (115 km / 71 mi)

Nearby towns and villages:
2 km (1 mi) east of Hinatuan (pop: 10,100) -> See nearby earthquakes!
18 km (11 mi) NNE of City of Bislig (pop: 67,600) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
46 km (28 mi) ENE of Bunawan (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 15,500) -> See earthquakes nearby!
48 km (30 mi) ESE of San Francisco (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 18,500) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
48 km (30 mi) northeast of Thirty (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 15,900) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
55 km (34 mi) ESE of Bah-Bah (Agusan del Sur) (pop: 28,600) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
70 km (43 mi) NNE of Monkayo (pop: 51,400) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
77 km (48 mi) ESE of Bayugan (pop: 40,600) -> See earthquakes nearby!
110 km (68 mi) southeast of Butuan (pop: 309,700) -> See nearby earthquakes!
907 km (564 mi) southeast of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) -> See earthquakes nearby!
154 km (96 mi) ENE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25 537 700) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
290 km (180 mi) ESE of Bohol Island (pop: 1,211,000) -> See nearby earthquakes!

Weather at the epicenter at the time of the earthquake:
Some clouds

30.4 ° C (87 F), humidity: 61%, wind: 4 m / s (8 kts) from ESE

Main data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)

Estimated energy released: 1×10¹² joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tonnes of TNT) Find out more

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