Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 35 km southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Saturday, Nov 28, 2020 at 7:30 am (GMT +8)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 172 km depth
27 Nov 23:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 9 minutes.
Update Fri, 27 Nov 2020, 23:42
Light earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 63 km east of Mati, Philippines4.5 quake 28 Nov 7:30 am (GMT +8)
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near San Ignacio, Philippines. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Saturday 28 November 2020 at 7.30 am local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 172 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Ignacio (pop. 6,300) located 34 km from the epicenter, Manay (pop. 20,300) 35 km away, Manay (pop. 20,300) 35 km away, Jovellar (pop. 2,400) 36 km away, Jovellar (pop. 2,400) 36 km away, Tarragona (pop. 3,800) 37 km away, Mati (pop. 105,900) 63 km away, and Lupon (pop. 27,200) 86 km away.
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The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Ignacio (pop. 6,300) located 34 km from the epicenter, Manay (pop. 20,300) 35 km away, Manay (pop. 20,300) 35 km away, Jovellar (pop. 2,400) 36 km away, Jovellar (pop. 2,400) 36 km away, Tarragona (pop. 3,800) 37 km away, Mati (pop. 105,900) 63 km away, and Lupon (pop. 27,200) 86 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
Date & time | Nov 27, 2020 23:30:57 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Nov 28, 2020 at 7:30 am (GMT +8) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.5 |
Depth | 172.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.01°N / 126.78°E ![]() |
Antipode | 7.01°S / 53.22°W |
Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) |
Nearest volcano | Leonard Range (91 km / 57 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 34 km (21 mi) ESE of San Ignacio (Davao) (pop: 6,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SE of Manay (Davao) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) E of Lukatan (Davao Oriental) (pop: 2,560) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) SE of Caraga (Davao) (pop: 4,410) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (33 mi) ENE of Bobon (Davao) (pop: 4,520) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) E of Mati (Davao) (pop: 105,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SSE of Central (Davao) (pop: 10,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) E of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) ESE of Magugpo Poblacion (Davao) (pop: 233,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 129 km (80 mi) E of Central (Davao) (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.5 | 172 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
4.5 | 172 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
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