Minor mag. 2.6 earthquake - 23 km southwest of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:05 pm (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 30 km depth
28 Feb 12:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Feb 28, 2021 12:05:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 at 8:05 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 30.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.64°N / 125.18°E  (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.64°S / 54.82°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Matutum (32 km / 20 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (4 mi) WNW of Kiblawan (pop: 4,460) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) S of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) W of Padada (Davao del Sur) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Guihing Proper (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) WNW of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SSE of Kidapawan (Soccsksargen) (pop: 79,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 997 km (620 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  24.4°C (76 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 30 km | 013 Km S 14° E 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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