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Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 1.7 km north of Carmen, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 06:23 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

24 Jun 06:35 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 12 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 24, 2019 06:23:32 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.22°N / 124.79°E (Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)
Antipode	7.22°S / 55.21°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Apo (59 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) N of Carmen (Cotabato) (pop: 8,760) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) E of Midsayap (pop: 32,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) E of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) NW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) E of Pagaluñgan (Maguindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 31,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) NNE of Tacurong City (pop: 54,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) N of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 920 km (572 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10¹² joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.3	10 km	Mindanao, Philippines	BMKG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 89 km / 55 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (3)

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Tañgo, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen (158.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Ranau, Sabah (917.4 km W of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

Malalag / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sitting when I felt the faint tremor. I thought it came from very far, but when I looked it in your map it was near my location.

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jul 10, 2019 00:32 3 years ago - felt	4.7 25 km	3.6 km NE of Matalam, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines	More
Jun 25, 2019 15:05 3 years ago	2.0 23 km	012 Km N 34° E of Aeosan (North Cotabato) (Philippines)	More

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