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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 88 km south of Cotabato City, Philippines, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:06 pm (GMT +8) -

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 9 km depth

9 Dec 05:16 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 10 minutes.
9 Dec 05:26: Now using data updates from PHIVOLCS
9 Dec 05:28: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 9, 2022 05:06:41 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:06 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.6
Depth	9.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	6.4826°N / 123.9745°E (Celebes Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	6.483°S / 56.026°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Parker (109 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	9 km (5 mi) SW of Bantogon (pop: 5,380) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) SW of Kalamansig (Sultan Kudarat) (pop: 12,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) WSW of Tacurong City (pop: 54,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SSW of Cotabato City (pop: 179,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) SW of Malingao (pop: 1,122,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) SSW of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) W of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 961 km (597 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 203 km (126 mi) SSW of Mindanao Island (pop: 25,537,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10¹¹ joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.6	9.4 km	Philippines: 040 Km N 74° W of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat (Maguindanao Del Norte)	USGS
4.6	10 km	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC
4.6	9.4 km	Mindanao, Philippines	RaspberryShake
4.7	29 km	Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines	PHIVOLCS
4.6	10 km	Mindanao, Philippines	IRIS

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Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 189 km / 117 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: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Building (216.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sitting semi-indian style in my chair with my other knee leaning on my table, the table backed up to the wall. It was impossible for the chair to just be the only one wobbly. I felt the whole room shake side to side, similar to my previous experience. But it was subtle and lasted for 5-6 seconds. I froze on the spot, and felt the whole building moving. | One user found this interesting.

Zamboanga City / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / very short (reported through our app)

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