Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Province of South Cotabato, 5 km east of Columbio, Province of Sultan Kudarat, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on 31 October 2019 - 04:56 PM (PST) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.5 quake 19 km southeast of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines, 31 October 2019 01:11 GMT, which had occurred 8 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 17 km depth
31 Oct 09:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 14 minutes.
Oct 31 09:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 17.0 km.
Oct 31 09:20: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 17.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 31 October 2019 - 04:56 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.71°N / 124.98°E

Nearest volcano: Apo (21 km / 13 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) ENE of Columbio (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SE of Bual (pop: 4,740) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) E of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) WSW of Magsaysay (Davao) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NNE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) E of Tacurong (pop: 54,600) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SSW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) NE of Bañga (pop: 58,900) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700) --> See nearby quakes!
981 km (609 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.4 | 17 km | 023 km S 46° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
M 4.6 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GFZ |
M 4.8 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | EMSC |
M 4.8 | 10 km | 8km SW of Magsaysay, Philippines | USGS |
M 5.1 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
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maragusan (142.9 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Davao City (Philippines, 60 km NE of epicenter) : Scared and dizzy (reported through EMSC)
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