Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - 21 km west of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Saturday, Feb 20, 2021 at 4:09 am (GMT +8) -
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 16 km depth
19 Feb 20:20 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 11 minutes.
20 Feb 09:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 16.0 km (from 14.3 to 9.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.6 mi) towards N.
20 Feb 09:30: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 16.0 km (from 14.3 to 9.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.6 mi) towards N.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 19, 2021 20:09:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Feb 20, 2021 at 4:09 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 16.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.76°N / 125.17°E  (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.76°S / 54.83°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Matutum (28 km / 17 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) WSW of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 6 km (3 mi) WSW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) NW of Matanao (pop: 7,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) W of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Guihing Proper (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) NW of Padada (Davao del Sur) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kidapawan (Soccsksargen) (pop: 79,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) NW of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 985 km (612 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  21.5°C (71 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 16 km | 002 Km N 79° E of Magsaysay (Davao Del Sur), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
| 3.1 | 23 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
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