Mag. 3.2 earthquake - 16 km WSW of Bansalan, Philippines, on 30 October 2020 - 04:53 AM (PST) -
Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 3 km depth
29 Oct 21:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 17 minutes.
30 Oct 19:55: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 3.0 km (from 14.3 to 1.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.8 km (4.9 mi) towards NW.
30 Oct 19:55: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 3.0 km (from 14.3 to 1.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.8 km (4.9 mi) towards NW.
Local time at epicenter: 30 October 2020 - 04:53 AM (PST)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 3.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.73°N / 125.08°E
(Philippines)Nearest volcano: Matutum (35 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
12 km (8 mi) WSW of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600)
16 km (10 mi) ENE of Columbio (Soccsksargen) (pop: 5,520)
20 km (13 mi) WNW of Matanao (pop: 7,170)
31 km (19 mi) W of Digos (pop: 116,100)
31 km (19 mi) S of Kidapawan (Soccsksargen) (pop: 79,700)
36 km (22 mi) NE of Koronadal (Soccsksargen) (pop: 125,500)
70 km (44 mi) WSW of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500)
88 km (55 mi) SE of Budta (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 1,273,700)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
22.6°C (73 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS
Overcast Clouds
22.6°C (73 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 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 3.2 | 3 km | 010 Km S 69° W of Matanao (Davao Del Sur), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
| M 3.2 | 23 km | 37 Km ENE of Koronadal, Philippines | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
KIdapawan City / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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