Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Bicol Region, Caraga Region
Max. intensity
PEIS VI (Very strong) MMI VI (Strong)
Tsunami
None
Aftershocks
172 (6 felt) (as of April 30, 2019)[2]
Casualties
48 injured[2]
The 2019 Eastern Samar Earthquake struck the islands of Visayas in the Philippines on April 23, 2019 at 1:37:51 PM(PHT).[3]It had a moment magnitude of 6.5[3](Mww6.4 by USGS)[4] and a local magnitude of 6.2[5] with a max intensity of VI based on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale(PEIS).[3] The epicenter was in San Julian, Eastern Samar and the hypocenter was at a depth of 64 km(~39.76 mi).[3] As of April 30, 2019 there were 172 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 1.6 to 4.6. The earthquake injured 48 people and damaged about 245 homes.[2]
Eastern Samar is located near an active subduction zone, the Philippine trench, where the Philippine Sea plate subducts beneath the Sunda plate, and movement along the trench is what caused the earthquake.[6][3]
The earthquake struck less than a day after another magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Luzon, but it was found that these earthquakes were unrelated.[7]
^ abPhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (2019-04-23). "EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION NO. : 2". Retrieved 2019-04-23.
^ abcNDRRMC. "NDRRMC Update: SitRep No. 09 re Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake in San Julian, Eastern Samar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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