Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 28 km south of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines, on Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:45 am (GMT +8)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.2 quake Philippine Sea, 15 km southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines, Dec 16, 2020 7:21 am (GMT +8), which had occurred 14 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 40 km depth
29 Dec 16:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
29 Dec 17:01: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.0 to 10.0 km (from 16.2 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.3 km (6.4 mi) towards NNE.
29 Dec 18:20: Epicenter location corrected by 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards SW.
29 Dec 17:01: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.0 to 10.0 km (from 16.2 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.3 km (6.4 mi) towards NNE.
29 Dec 18:20: Epicenter location corrected by 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards SW.
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:45 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.16°N / 125.39°E
(Philippine Sea, Philippines)Antipode: 5.16°S / 54.61°W
Nearest volcano: Parker (119 km / 74 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) SSW of Sarangani (Davao del Sur) (pop: 7,510) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) S of Balanganan (pop: 2,330) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) S of Nuing (pop: 2,610) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SSE of Pangyan (Sarangani) (pop: 5,260) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SSE of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SSW of Caburan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) S of Malapatan (Sarangani) (pop: 19,400) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) S of Alabel (pop: 43,300) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) SSE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) SSE of Polomolok (pop: 64,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NE
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Broken Clouds
28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NEEstimated released energy: 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 | 40 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 35 km | 33 Km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines | USGS |
| 4.3 | 26 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| 4.2 | 35 km | 042 Km S 13° W of Sarangani (Davao Occidental), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
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