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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 22 km southwest of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 9:55 pm (GMT +8)

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 1 km depth

11 Mar 14:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 20 minutes.
12 Mar 13:45: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 1.0 km (from 21 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.2 km (6.4 mi) towards NE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 11, 2021 13:55:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 at 9:55 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.58°N / 125.25°E (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines)
Antipode	6.58°S / 54.75°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Matutum (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (3 mi) SSE of Kiblawan (pop: 4,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Padada (Davao del Sur) (pop: 11,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SW of Guihing Proper (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Digos (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) S of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) W of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) N of Maluñgun (Soccsksargen) (pop: 52,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) E of Koronadal (Soccsksargen) (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 20.1°C (68 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from W
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	1 km	005 Km S 36° E of Matanao (Davao Del Sur), Philippines	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 65 km / 41 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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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