March 4, 2008

Earthquake magnitude 6.9 hits Philippines

An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.9 hit the Bicol-Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines Monday night.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.9 hit the Bicol-Eastern Visayas region Monday night.

The Bicol-Eastern Visayas Region quake was recorded at 10:11 p.m., with its epicenter traced at 187 km east-southeast of Pandan, Catanduanes province, or 187 km northeast of Calbayog, Samar province.

It was also traced at 218 km east of Legazpi City in Albay, or 536 km east-southeast of Manila.

The Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions are still reeling from damage caused by flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in past weeks.

The USGS initially estimated the quake at magnitude 6.1, which is considered powerful enough to cause damage to infrastructure.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Monday, March 03, 2008 at 14:11:15 UTC
Monday, March 03, 2008 at 10:11:15 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 13.402°N, 125.676°E
Depth 24.2 km (15.0 miles)
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances 175 km (110 miles) ESE of Pandan, Catanduanes, Philippines
185 km (115 miles) NE of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines
210 km (130 miles) E of Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines
525 km (325 miles) ESE of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles); depth +/- 17.2 km (10.7 miles)
Parameters NST=193, Nph=193, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7