Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 10.6 km north of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines, on Friday, Feb 12, 2021 at 2:07 am (GMT +8)
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 199 km depth
11 Feb 18:20 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 13 minutes.
12 Feb 11:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 188.0 to 199.0 km (from 117 to 124 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards SW.
12 Feb 11:40: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 188.0 to 199.0 km (from 117 to 124 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.5 km (3.4 mi) towards SW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 11, 2021 18:07:00 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Feb 12, 2021 at 2:07 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 199.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.51°N / 125.61°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.51°S / 54.39°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Apo (65 km / 40 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Tubalan (pop: 4,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) N of Malita (pop: 41,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SE of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) NE of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) S of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) NE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) ENE of Polomolok (pop: 64,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SW of Mati (pop: 105,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) E of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  25°C (77 F), humidity: 100%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 199 km | 011 Km N 01° E of Malita (Davao Occidental), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
| 3.7 | 188 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| 4.3 | 10 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
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