Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines
5.0 quake 15 Oct 11:14 pm (GMT +8)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in the Philippines near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, only 28 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at 11:14 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) at magnitude 5.3, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.0, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Arrasasan (pop. 5,100) located 63 km from the epicenter, Tago (pop. 6,300) 72 km away, Tandag (pop. 29,000) 77 km away, Hinatuan (pop. 10,100) 86 km away, Lianga (pop. 13,600) 92 km away, Tagbina (pop. 10,700) 94 km away, Barobo (pop. 9,900) 94 km away, and Bislig City (pop. 67,600) 100 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 15, 2022 11:14 pm (GMT +8) local time (15 Oct 2022 15:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 8.92°N / 126.88°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Primary data source: GFZ
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