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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 18 km west of Lupon, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021 at 2:53 pm (GMT +8)

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 72 km depth

20 Jan 07:05 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 11 minutes.

Update Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 07:09

Light 4.7 quake hits near Lupon, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines

4.7 quake 20 Jan 2:53 pm (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 15 minutes ago 18 km northwest of Lupon, Philippines, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 72 km beneath the epicenter near Lupon, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines, early afternoon on Wednesday 20 January 2021 at 2:53 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in San Remigio (pop. 2,100) located 10 km from the epicenter, Tombongon (pop. 3,200) 16 km away, Lupon (pop. 27,200) 18 km away, Samal (pop. 43,500) 21 km away, Davao City (pop. 1,212,500) 30 km away, Mati (pop. 105,900) 39 km away, and Panabo (pop. 84,700) 43 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tagum City (pop. 233,300) located 55 km from the epicenter, and Digos (pop. 116,100) 60 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.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 20, 2021 06:53:58 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021 at 2:53 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	72.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.96°N / 125.86°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	6.96°S / 54.14°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Leonard Range (51 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	10 km (6 mi) ENE of San Remigio (Davao) (pop: 2,150) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Lupon (Davao Oriental) (pop: 27,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SE of Samal (pop: 43,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Central (pop: 1,212,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) W of Mati (pop: 105,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Panabo (pop: 84,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) S of Magugpo Poblacion (pop: 233,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ENE of Digos (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) E of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 121 km (75 mi) NE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) SE of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 32°C (90 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	72 km	Mindanao, Philippines	BMKG

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Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte / Weak shaking (MMI III)

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