Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.1 earthquake 9 km west of Central, Philippines
5.1 quake 24 Oct 10:06 am (GMT +8)

An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near Central, Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Monday, October 24th, 2022, at 10:06 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 251 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Central (pop. 1,212,500) located 9 km from the epicenter, Samal (pop. 43,500) 20 km away, Panabo (pop. 84,700) 31 km away, Digos (pop. 116,100) 41 km away, Kidapawan (pop. 79,700) 49 km away, Magugpo Poblacion (pop. 233,300) 51 km away, Mati (pop. 105,900) 77 km away, Koronadal (pop. 125,500) 99 km away, and Budta (pop. 1,273,700) 121 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 24, 2022 10:06 am (GMT +8) local time (24 Oct 2022 02:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 251.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 7.08°N / 125.53°E (Philippines)
Primary data source: GFZ
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