Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 8.2 km northeast of President Roxas, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at 20:35 (GMT) -
This quake was likely a foreshock of the 6.5 quake 19 km southeast of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, 31 October 2019 01:11 GMT, which followed after 5 hours.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 29 km depth
30 Oct 20:45 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 29.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 12.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 29.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.22°N / 125.09°E

Nearest volcano: Ragang (40 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) NNE of President Roxas (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 10,900) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) NNE of Amas (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 6,220) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) N of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (20 mi) ENE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) WNW of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) NNW of Digos (Davao) (pop: 116,100) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) E of Midsayap (pop: 32,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) W of Panabo (Davao) (pop: 84,700) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) E of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) --> See nearby quakes!
936 km (581 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
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.8 | 29 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
M 4.7 | 9 km | 019 km S 80° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
M 4.4 | 1 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
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Digos (Philippines, 38 km SE of epicenter) : Woke me from my sleep. (reported through EMSC)
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