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Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - 22 km southwest of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 3:01 am (GMT +8) -

Weak magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 1 km depth

7 Dec 00:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 5 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 6, 2022 19:01:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 3:01 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.9
Depth	1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.6°N / 125.23°E (Philippines)
Antipode	6.6°S / 54.77°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Matutum (31 km / 19 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) SSW of Kiblawan (pop: 4,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 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 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Magsaysay (pop: 16,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) S of Bansalan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 21,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SW of Digos (pop: 116,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) N of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) ENE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10⁷ joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.9	1 km	Philippines: 004 Km S 47° W of Kiblawan (Davao Del Sur)	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 65 km / 40 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

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At magnitude 1.9, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.

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