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Eastern Visayas ยท Region VIII

Samar earthquakes & volcanoes

Live seismic activity, active volcanoes and fault lines across Samar, Eastern Visayas.

Cities

2

Quakes (90d)

420

Max magnitude

M5.4

Population

288K

2 cities

๐Ÿ™๏ธ Cities & municipalities in Samar

Recent earthquakes near Samar

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  1. 2.2
    009 km S 30ยฐ E of City Of Bogo (Cebu)

    4 hours ago ยท 21 km deep

  2. 1.5
  3. 2.0
  4. 1.7
    043 km N 47ยฐ E of Biri (Northern Samar)

    13 hours ago ยท 17 km deep

  5. 1.8
    033 km N 57ยฐ E of Biri (Northern Samar)

    14 hours ago ยท 34 km deep

  6. 1.8
  7. 1.8
  8. 2.9
    036 km N 22ยฐ E of Biri (Northern Samar)

    21 hours ago ยท 29 km deep

  9. 3.0
    NEGROS- CEBU REG, PHILIPPINES

    1 days ago ยท 5 km deep

  10. 2.4
    020 km N 72ยฐ E of City Of Bogo (Cebu)

    1 days ago ยท 11 km deep

  11. 2.0
  12. 2.9

FAQ

Samar: earthquake & volcano FAQ

Is Samar prone to earthquakes?+

Samar (Eastern Visayas) lies within the Philippine section of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Our catalog logged 420 magnitude-1+ earthquakes near the province in the last 90 days, the strongest a M5.4.

Which fault lines affect Samar?+

No major mapped fault line in our dataset is listed as crossing Samar, but the province still experiences regional seismicity from nearby structures and offshore trenches.