Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 4.6 km southeast of Tulunan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on 15 October 2019 - 07:55 AM (PST) -
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 6.3 quake 7.6 km northwest of Magsaysay, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, 16 October 2019 11:37 GMT, which followed after 1 day 12 hours.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 9 km depth
15 Oct 00:05 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 5.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 9.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 5.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 9.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 15 October 2019 - 07:55 AM (PST)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.81°N / 124.91°E
(Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (42 km / 26 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) N of Bual (pop: 4,740) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) NNW of Columbio (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NE of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) ENE of Tacurong (pop: 54,600) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) SW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) SSE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) N of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) ENE of Isulan (Sultan Kudarat) (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
967 km (601 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 9 km | 010 km S 63° E of Tulunan (North Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 10 km | 0km SSE of Tulunan, Philippines | USGS |
| M 5.1 | 27 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
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Panabo City / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Pittsburg, California / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
27.1 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Digos city (47.4 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Matanao (Philippines, 41 km E of epicenter) : Short hard jolt (reported through EMSC)
Matanao (Philippines, 37 km E of epicenter) : Laying in bed and felt rocking with my wife (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 4.6 km southeast of Tulunan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on 15 October 2019 - 07:55 AM (PST)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
