Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 4.4 km northeast of Malalag, Philippines, on 2019-12-15 16:55:11 +08:00 -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.7 quake 12 km west of Padada, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, 15 December 2019 06:11 GMT, which had occurred 2 hours and 43 minutes earlier.
Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 4.4 km northeast of Malalag, Philippines, on 2019-12-15 16:55:11 +08:00

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

15 Dec 09:24 UTC: First to report: USGS after 29 minutes.
Date & time: 15 Dec 2019 08:55:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2019-12-15 16:55:11 +08:00
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.6301°N / 125.4194°E (Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Apo (43 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) NNE of Malalag (Davao del Sur) (pop: 6,180) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) E of Padada (Davao del Sur) (pop: 11,400) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) SE of Guihing Proper (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,500) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) NW of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) SSE of Digos (pop: 116,100) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SE of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) ESE of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NW of Malita (pop: 41,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) SSW of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
1011 km (628 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) SSE of Digos Islet Island --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) SSE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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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.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.710 km4km NNE of Malalag, PhilippinesUSGS
M 5.042 kmMindanao, PhilippinesBMKG

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Panacan, davao city (63.8 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 4.4 km northeast of Malalag, Philippines, on 2019-12-15 16:55:11 +08:00
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