Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 18 km southwest of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 at 17:47 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake 7.9 km northwest of Magsaysay, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, 29 October 2019 01:04 GMT, which had occurred 17 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 30 km depth
29 Oct 18:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Oct 29 18:08: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 22.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 30.0 km.
Oct 29 18:08: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 22.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 30.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.87°N / 125°E
(Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (49 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) E of Bagontapay (pop: 6,750) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) SW of Makilala (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 13,800) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) WNW of Magsaysay (Davao) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) WNW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NE of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) NNE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) ESE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
966 km (600 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 30 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 16 km | 3km NE of Bagontapay, Philippines | USGS |
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Davao City / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Davao City (Philippines, 65 km E of epicenter) : Subtle shaking. Not surprising (reported through EMSC)
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