Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 119 km southeast of Davao, Davao Region, Philippines, on Saturday, 22 August 2020 at 04:26 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 60 km depth
22 Aug 04:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 172.0 to 28.0 km.
Aug 22 04:47: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.0 to 51.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 60.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 172.0 to 28.0 km.
Aug 22 04:47: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.0 to 51.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 60.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.49°N / 126.52°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (60 km / 37 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
40 km (25 mi) ENE of Pondaguitan (pop: 2,140) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) E of Nangan (pop: 3,360) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SSE of Bobon (pop: 4,520) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) ESE of Tibanbang (pop: 7,840) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SE of Batobato (Davao Oriental) (pop: 9,710) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) SSE of Mati (pop: 105,900) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SE of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) S of Manay (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) ESE of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
1087 km (675 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (147 mi) SE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (33 mi) ESE of Sigaboy Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 60 km | 62 km SSE of Mati, Philippines | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 51 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| M 4.6 | 51 km | 39 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 42 km | Mindanao, Philippines | GFZ |
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Davao / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Heard the 'building cracking' sound, so I looked at my bottle of water and confirmed something was shaking.
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