Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 35 km southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 7:30 am (GMT +8) -

Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 35 km southeast of Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 7:30 am (GMT +8)

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, Philippines
4.5 quake 28 Nov 7:30 am (GMT +8)
4.5 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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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 27 Nov 2020 23:30:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 28 Nov 2020 7:30 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 172.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.01°N / 126.78°E (Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (91 km / 57 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
34 km (21 mi) ESE of San Ignacio (Davao) (pop: 6,300) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SE of Manay (Davao) (pop: 20,300) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) E of Lukatan (Davao Oriental) (pop: 2,560) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) SE of Caraga (Davao) (pop: 4,410) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (33 mi) ENE of Bobon (Davao) (pop: 4,520) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) E of Mati (Davao) (pop: 105,900) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SSE of Baganga (Davao) (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) E of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) E of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
1055 km (656 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (41 mi) SSE of Daquit Island --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (56 mi) ENE of Sigaboy Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.1°C (82 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from N
Primary data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 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 4.5172 kmMindanao, PhilippinesBMKG
M 4.5172 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINESEMSC

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