Observed earthquake
17 km SW of Burias, Philippines
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.5 Mw | 38 km | 2026-10-08 08:07:58 UTC | 5.72°N, 125.30°E | Not stated | gfz2026tsey ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M5.5 mw | 35 km | 2026-10-08 08:07:58 UTC | 5.69°N, 125.25°E | Not stated | 20261008_0000110 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M5.5 mww | 52 km | 2026-10-08 08:07:59 UTC | 5.60°N, 125.15°E | Reviewed by an analyst78 stations | us6000u0x4 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 08:24:08 UTC · grouped with match confidence 89%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 08:19:01 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 08:29:10 UTC
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.