July 23, 2010 Earthquake: Moro Gulf, Celebes Sea, Philippines
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Moro Gulf, Celebes Sea, Philippines on July 23, 2010 at 22:51:12 UTC, 586 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 23, 2010
- Time
- 22:51:12 UTC
- Place
- Moro Gulf, Celebes Sea, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 586 km (364 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.486° N, 123.467° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (IV PIVS) at General Santos; (III PIVS) at Davao, Malita, Padada, and Santa Maria; (II PIVS) at Ayala, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, Matanao, Socorro and Surigao; (I PIVS) at Calinan and Midsayap. Felt in much of Mindanao. Felt (II PIVS) at Cebu City, Cebu and at Palo and Tacloban, Leyte. Felt (II PIVS) at Makati and Palanan, Luzon. Also felt at Manila. Felt (II PIVS) at Bayawan, Negros. Also felt at Bacolod. Felt (I PIVS) at Makato, Panay. Also felt at Iloilo. Felt on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia and in tall buildings at T'ai-nan, Taiwan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1976, S, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 31, 1955, Lanao,ozamiz,cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 19, 1928, Cotabato,n Coast of Illana Bay, Philippines
- August 15, 1918, Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 5, 2002, Mindanao, Philippines
- September 21, 1897, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Sulu, Isabela, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 31, 2019, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- October 16, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- January 31, 1917, Glan,glan Padidu,tuyan, S Mindanao, Philippines
- March 18, 1985, Pagadian, Zamboanga, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 2, 1923, Mindanao Island, Philippines
- August 17, 1976, Mindanao, Philippines
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9432.