Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines on Wednesday, 30 October 2019
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake: Mindanao, Philippines, 29 Oct 2019 01h04, which had occurred 1 day 20 hours earlier.
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
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (19 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) NW of Bansalan (pop: 21,400)
10 km (6 mi) N of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600)
11 km (7 mi) SE of Malasila (pop: 5,900)
53 km (33 mi) SW of Davao (pop: 1,212,500)
85 km (53 mi) SE of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000)
90 km (56 mi) SE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700)
Primary data source: BMKG
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 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 |
| Wed, 30 Oct 21:30 UTC | M 4.8 / 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| Wed, 30 Oct 21:30 UTC | M 4.6 / 19 km | 025 km N 62° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (modified Mercalli) scale.
Kidapawan City / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
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