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Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 36 km northeast of Koronadal, Philippines, on 06 June 2021 - 01:06 PM (PST)

Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 11 km depth

6 Jun 05:20 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 15 minutes.
7 Jun 04:40: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 11.0 km (from 6.2 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards NNW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 6, 2021 05:06:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	06 June 2021 - 01:06 PM (PST)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.79°N / 124.99°E (Province of Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines)
Antipode	6.79°S / 55.01°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Apo (39 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	9 km (5 mi) E of Bual (pop: 4,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (13 mi) W of Magsaysay (Davao) (pop: 16,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Buluan (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) (pop: 28,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) W of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Kidapawan (pop: 79,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) NNE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) ENE of Tacurong City (pop: 54,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) W of Digos (Davao) (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Banga (pop: 58,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 973 km (605 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	11 km	Philippines: 012 Km N 15° E of Columbio (Sultan Kudarat)	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 72 km / 45 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 2.8, 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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