Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 17 km southeast of Glan, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Monday, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:53 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 12 km depth
1 Mar 14:05 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 12 minutes.
2 Mar 11:20: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 12.0 km (from 13.7 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 57 km (35 mi) towards N.
2 Mar 11:20: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 12.0 km (from 13.7 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 57 km (35 mi) towards N.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Mar 1, 2021 13:53:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:53 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.75°N / 125.34°E  (Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 5.75°S / 54.66°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Parker (112 km / 70 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (5 mi) NE of Pangyan (Sarangani) (pop: 5,260) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Kiupo (pop: 2,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Malapatan (Sarangani) (pop: 19,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) S of Lun Pequeño (pop: 11,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Alabel (pop: 43,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) SSE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) S of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SSE of Polomolok (pop: 64,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) SE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  28°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (11 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 12 km | 017 Km S 63° E of Glan (Sarangani), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
| 3.4 | 22 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
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