Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.5 Earthquake - 27 km Northwest of Panabo, Davao, Philippines, on 6 Jul 10:38 pm (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth

6 Jul 14:40 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.
6 Jul 14:45: Now using data updates from BMKG
6 Jul 17:05: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5. Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.

Update Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 14:51

Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.4 just reported 28 km northwest of Panabo, Philippines

4.4 quake 6 Jul 10:38 pm (GMT +8)

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.4 quake in the Philippines near Panabo, Davao, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 10:38 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.0 earthquake. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Balagunan (pop. 4,500) located 1 km from the epicenter, and New Visayas (pop. 14,800) 12 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Cabayangan (pop. 16,500) located 26 km from the epicenter, Panabo (pop. 84,700) 28 km away, Magugpo Poblacion (pop. 233,300) 32 km away, New Corella (pop. 20,600) 35 km away, Davao City (pop. 1,212,500) 49 km away, and Samal (pop. 43,500) 52 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Monkayo (pop. 51,400) located 69 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 6, 2021 14:38:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter	6 Jul 10:38 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.49°N / 125.52°E (Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines)
Antipode	7.49°S / 54.48°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	20 reports
Primary data source	BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcano	Leonard Range (27 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	0 km (0 mi) SSW of Balagunan (pop: 4,530) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) WSW of New Visayas (pop: 14,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Cabayangan (pop: 16,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NW of Panabo (pop: 84,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) W of Magugpo Poblacion (pop: 233,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) WSW of New Corella (Davao del Norte) (pop: 20,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (30 mi) NNW of Central (pop: 1,212,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (31 mi) NNW of Samal (pop: 43,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) WSW of Monkayo (pop: 51,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 933 km (580 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 25.3°C (78 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10¹¹ joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.5	10 km	Mindanao, Philippines	BMKG
4.4	10 km	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC
4.2	13 km	Philippines: 010 Km N 65° E of Maco (Davao De Oro)	PHIVOLCS
4.5	12 km	4 Km NE of Malasila, Philippines	USGS

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Canocotan, Tagum City, Davao Del Norte / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I felt surprised, I thought our Kitchen is collapsing, but the quake was just too fast it's like a train passing by

Sto.Tomas, davao del norte / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : It is a very slow moving quake that could hardly felt bu those who are asleep. The water inside my water container is moving

Panabo (25.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short : like something exploded under us.

Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Davao (33.6 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Matina, Davao City (48.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Nothing felt here... (reported through our app)

Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Davao (32.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Tagum city davao del Norte / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) : The shacking was like an ocean wave rolling to the shore | One user found this interesting.

Tagum / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 1-2 s

Tagum city / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short

Tagum City / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s

Davao / not felt

Tagum City / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) : sounds like there's an explosion, the floor vibrates, swinging up and down very quickly

Mirafuentes, Tagum City / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : i thought someone swung my bed.

Tagum city / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s

Near Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Philippines / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / 2-5 s

Tagum City Davao Del Norte / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

tagum city / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s

tagum / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Tagum city / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Mawab / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Tagum / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Tagum / Light shaking (MMI IV)

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