Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 11 km west of Magsaysay, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 at 1:35 pm (GMT +0) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.0 quake 14 km west of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, Feb 7, 2021 12:22 pm (GMT +8), which had occurred 10 days earlier.
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 17 km depth
18 Feb 13:00 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 23 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 17, 2021 13:35:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 at 1:35 pm (GMT +0) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 17.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.76°N / 125.08°E  (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.76°S / 54.92°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Apo (33 km / 21 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) W of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Matanao (pop: 7,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) S of Makilala (Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen) (pop: 13,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) S of Kidapawan (Soccsksargen) (pop: 79,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) W of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) E of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) E of Tacurong City (Soccsksargen) (pop: 54,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) WSW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 981 km (609 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 17 km | 008 Km N 82° W of Magsaysay (Davao Del Sur), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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