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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - 10 km southwest of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 21:22 GMT

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake 7.9 km northwest of Magsaysay, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, October 29, 2019 01:04 GMT, which had occurred 20 hours earlier.

Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - 10 km southwest of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 21:22 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

29 Oct 21:30 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 8 minutes.
Oct 29 21:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 5.0.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 29, 2019 21:22:08 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.95°N / 125.02°E (Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)
Antipode	6.95°S / 54.98°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Apo (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	7 km (4 mi) WSW of Saguing (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 5,070) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) NW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) WNW of Digos (Davao) (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NE of Tacurong City (pop: 54,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) NNE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) ESE of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) ESE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 959 km (596 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	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 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
5.0	10 km	Mindanao, Philippines	BMKG
4.7	10 km	Mindanao, Philippines	GFZ
4.9	20 km	Mindanao, Philippines	EMSC
5.0	14 km	010 km S 63° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines)	PHIVOLCS
4.9	15 km	7km WNW of Dolo, Philippines	USGS

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Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 63 km / 39 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

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