Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 23 km southwest of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on 20 April 2021 - 09:08 AM (PST) -
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Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 4 km depth
20 Apr 01:25 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 17 minutes.
20 Apr 23:25: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 4.0 km (from 3.7 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3.1 mi) towards WSW.
20 Apr 23:25: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 3.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 4.0 km (from 3.7 to 2.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3.1 mi) towards WSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 20, 2021 01:08:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | 20 April 2021 - 09:08 AM (PST) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 4.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.57°N / 125.26°E  (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.57°S / 54.74°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Matutum (35 km / 22 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (3 mi) SSE of Kiblawan (pop: 4,460) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) SW 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 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) W of Santa Maria (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) N of Maluñgun (Soccsksargen) (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) WNW of Malita (pop: 41,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| 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 | 4 km | 006 Km S 07° E of Kiblawan (Davao Del Sur), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
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