Light earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 25 km south of Pondaguitan, Philippines - VolcanoDiscovery

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Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 06:45

06:45 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.5 quake 9 Jan 2:25 pm (GMT +8)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 10 minutes ago 25 km south of Pondaguitan, Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 119 km beneath the epicenter near Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines, early afternoon on Saturday 9 January 2021 at 2:25 pm local time. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100) located 25 km from the epicenter, Surup (pop. 2,100) 29 km away, Nangan (pop. 3,400) 38 km away, Tiblawan (pop. 2,800) 40 km away, Luzon (pop. 3,200) 44 km away, Tibanbang (pop. 7,800) 56 km away, Sigaboy (pop. 8,000) 59 km away, Caburan (pop. 12,600) 69 km away, and Malita (pop. 41,100) 74 km away.
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Date & time: 9 Jan 2:25 pm (GMT +8) local time (9 Jan 2021 06:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 119.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.14°N / 126.22°E (Philippines Sea, Philippines)
Primary data source: EMSC

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