Information about the earthquake: mag of light. 4.9 earthquake
4.9 magnitude earthquake 70 km deep
11 October 23:40 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 10 minutes.
11 October 23:45: Depth of the hypocenter recalculated from 56.0 to 69.0 km (35 to 43 mi). Epicenter location corrected 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SSW.
October 11 23:55: Depth of the hypocenter recalculated from 69.0 to 70.0 km (43 to 43 mi). Epicenter location corrected 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards E.
Updated Mon Oct 11, 2021, 11:45 PM
Moderate-magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes in the morning 78 km southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines
4.9 earthquake on 12 October 7:30 a.m. (GMT +8)
According to preliminary data, the earthquake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 56 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the quake could be revised in the coming hours or minutes, as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or when other agencies release their report.
A second report was then published by the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), which classified it as a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same 4.9 magnitude earthquake.
Based on preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused significant damage, but was likely felt by many as a slight vibration in the epicenter area.
Weak tremors could have been felt in Pondaguitan (2,100 inhabitants) located 78 km from the epicenter, Surup (2,100 inhabitants) at 83 km, Nangan (3,400 inhabitants) at 90 km and Tiblawan (2,800 inhabitants) at 91 km.
Other cities close to the epicenter where the earthquake could have been felt as very weak tremors include Luzon (3,200 inhabitants) located 95 km from the epicenter and Magdug (2,300 inhabitants) 97 km away.
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Date and hour : 11 October 2021 23:30:24 UTC –
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:30 a.m. (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 70.0 km
Latitude / longitude of epicenter: 5.97 ° N / 126.77 ° E↗ 
(Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode: 5.97 ° S / 53.23 ° W↗
Nearest volcano: Leonard Range (174 km / 108 mi)
Nearby towns and villages:
79 km (49 mi) ESE of Pondaguitan (pop: 2,140) -> See earthquakes nearby!
91 km (56 mi) southeast of Nangan (pop: 3,360) -> See nearby earthquakes!
125 km (78 mi) to SSE of Mati (pop: 105,900) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
137 km (85 mi) ESE of Malita (pop: 41,100) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
168 km (104 mi) east of Malungun (pop: 52,200) -> See nearby earthquakes!
177 km (110 mi) southeast of Davao city (pop: 1,212,500) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
178 km (110 mi) east of City of General Santos (pop: 679,600) -> See nearby earthquakes!
179 km (111 mi) ESE of Digos (pop: 116,100) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
191 km (119 mi) southeast of Panabo (pop: 84,700) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
196 km (122 mi) southeast of Población de Magugpo (pop: 233,300) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
299 km (186 mi) southeast of Mindanao Island (pop: 25 537 700) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
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29.4 ° C (85 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 9 m / s (18 kts) from SWMain data source: BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Estimated energy released: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tonnes of TNT) Find out more
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report the same earthquake and publish similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It normally takes up to a few hours for the seismic parameters to be calculated with near optimum accuracy.
| Mag. | Depth | Site | Source |
| 4.9 | 70 km | Mindanao, Philippines | BMKG |
| 4.9 | 10 km | Philippines: Philippine Islands Region | GFZ |
| 5.0 | 80 km | MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
| 4.4 | 56 km | Philippines: 142 km S 50 ° E of Gouverneur Generoso (Davao Oriental) | PHIVOLIC |
| 5.0 | 69 km | 88 Km ESE from Pondaguitan, Philippines | USGS |
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