Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines on Tuesday, 29 October 2019
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake: Mindanao, Philippines, 29 Oct 2019 01h04, which had occurred 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
29 Oct 02:40 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 10.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 15.0 to 10.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.83°N / 125.14°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (5 mi) NW of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600)
9 km (6 mi) NW of Bansalan (pop: 21,400)
13 km (8 mi) S of Malasila (pop: 5,900)
59 km (37 mi) SW of Davao (pop: 1,212,500)
82 km (51 mi) SE of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000)
88 km (55 mi) SE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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.
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Tue, 29 Oct 02:22 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
| Tue, 29 Oct 02:22 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km | 1km SE of Saguing, Philippines | USGS |
| Tue, 29 Oct 02:22 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GFZ |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (modified Mercalli) scale.
Iligan City / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Davao city Ulas / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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