Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 49 km northwest of Magugpo Poblacion, Province of Davao del Norte, Philippines, on Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 3:25 am (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 17 km depth
27 Jan 19:35 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.
28 Jan 13:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 17.0 km (from 4.3 to 10.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 42 km (26 mi) towards N.
28 Jan 13:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 17.0 km (from 4.3 to 10.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 42 km (26 mi) towards N.
Date & time: 27 Jan 2021 19:25:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 3:25 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.79°N / 125.52°E

Nearest volcano: Apo (53 km / 33 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) W of Gupitan (Davao del Norte) (pop: 8,240) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) NNW of Santo Niño (pop: 9,610) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNW of New Visayas (pop: 14,800) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NW of New Corella (Davao del Norte) (pop: 20,600) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) NNW of Cabayangan (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) ESE of Valencia City (Northern Mindanao) (pop: 83,600) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) NW of Magugpo Poblacion (pop: 233,300) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) NNW of Panabo (pop: 84,700) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) N of Davao City (pop: 1,212,500) --> See nearby quakes!
905 km (562 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Scattered Clouds

Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
3.4 | 17 km | 026 Km S 56° E of San Fernando (Bukidnon), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
3.4 | 7 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
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