Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 23 km west of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on 09 May 2021 - 02:17 AM (PST) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.1 quake Davao, 37 km northeast of Koronadal, Philippines, May 6, 2021 2:24 pm (GMT +8), which had occurred 2 days earlier.
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Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 21 km depth
8 May 18:30 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 13 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 8, 2021 18:17:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | 09 May 2021 - 02:17 AM (PST) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 21.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.77°N / 125.15°E  (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 6.77°S / 54.85°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Apo (28 km / 17 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) W of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) NW of Matanao (pop: 7,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Makilala (Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen) (pop: 13,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) W of Digos (pop: 116,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Guihing Proper (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kidapawan (Soccsksargen) (pop: 79,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) SW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 983 km (611 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 21 km | 002 Km N 11° W of Magsaysay (Davao Del Sur), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.5, 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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