Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, 9 km northwest of Bansalan, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at 21:30 (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 1 day 20 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
30 Oct 21:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 10 minutes.
Oct 30 21:45: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Oct 31 06:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8.
Oct 30 21:45: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Oct 31 06:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.86°N / 125.18°E

Nearest volcano: Apo (19 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) SSE of Bulatukan (pop: 4,310) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) NNW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) N of Magsaysay (Davao) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) SE of Makilala (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 13,800) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SSE of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) WNW of Digos (Davao) (pop: 116,100) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) NE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) ESE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
976 km (606 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 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
M 4.6 | 19 km | 025 km N 62° 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.
Kidapawan City / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
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