Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 9.9 km southeast of Bagontapay, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Sunday, 27 October 2019 at 16:05 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake 7.6 km northwest of Magsaysay, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, 16 October 2019 11:37 GMT, which had occurred 11 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 15 km depth
27 Oct 16:15 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Oct 27 16:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km.
Oct 27 16:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.82°N / 124.99°E
(Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (36 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) ENE of Bual (pop: 4,740) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) WNW of Magsaysay (Davao) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ENE of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) W of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) SSE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) ENE of Tacurong (pop: 54,600) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) NNE of Marbel (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
970 km (603 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 15 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| M 3.9 | 7 km | 020 km S 68° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
21.5 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 9.9 km southeast of Bagontapay, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Sunday, 27 October 2019 at 16:05 (GMT)
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