Mag. 4.9 earthquake - Mindanao, Philippines, on Thursday, 31 October 2019 at 05:59 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake Mindanao, Philippines, 31 October 01:11 UTC, which had occurred 5 hours earlier.
Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
31 Oct 06:10 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.
Oct 31 19:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.9.
Oct 31 19:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.9.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.99°N / 125°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Apo (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) SSE of Amas (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 6,220)
10 km (6 mi) WSW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700)
12 km (8 mi) E of Bialong (pop: 8,640)
18 km (11 mi) NE of Bagontapay (pop: 6,750)
19 km (12 mi) SSW of President Roxas (Province of Cotabato) (pop: 10,900)
23 km (14 mi) SE of Kabacan (pop: 31,800)
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700)
68 km (42 mi) W of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500)
Primary data source: BMKG
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 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 4.9 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| M 4.2 | 25 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 25 km | 023 km N 76° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake (11)
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Westville KwaZulu-Natal South Africa / Light shaking (MMI IV)
westville durban, south africa / Light shaking (MMI IV)
68.7 km E of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
125.9 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
General Santos City / Light shaking (MMI IV) : It ws so strong that even the Mango tree in front the DOST-XII Satellite Laboratory located at Brgy. Hall Compound, Calumpang, General Santos City was really shaking as well as the glasses are shaking very strong. The shaking was horizontal.
Davao City (Philippines, 60 km E of epicenter) : @Kidapawan City (reported through EMSC)
T'Boli (Philippines, 81 km S of epicenter) : Feeling Dizzy (reported through EMSC)
Davao City (Philippines, 60 km E of epicenter) : Slight shake felt, Mintal, Davao City (reported through EMSC)
Digos (Philippines, 42 km SE of epicenter) : I felt a quake (reported through EMSC)
Digos (Philippines, 39 km SE of epicenter) : Shakinh (reported through EMSC)
Digos (Philippines, 39 km SE of epicenter) : I (reported through EMSC)
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