Significant 5.6 quake hits near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.6 quake in the Philippines near Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Friday, March 1st, 2024, at 5:29 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 64 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 the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.7. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.7.
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 Hinatuan (pop. 10,100) located 72 km from the epicenter, Bislig City (pop. 67,600) 80 km away, Tagbina (pop. 10,700) 88 km away, Lianga (pop. 13,600) 97 km away, and Monkayo (pop. 51,400) 128 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 1, 2024 05:29 pm (GMT +8) local time (1 Mar 2024 09:29 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 64.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.53°N / 126.97°E (Caraga, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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