Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Mati, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines
5.5 quake 9 Aug 8:57 am (GMT +8)

Just 12 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Mati, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, at 8:57 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake as well. A third agency, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Nangan (pop. 3,400) located 38 km from the epicenter, Tibanbang (pop. 7,800) 45 km away, Bobon (pop. 4,500) 49 km away, Sigaboy (pop. 8,000) 49 km away, Mati (pop. 105,900) 63 km away, and Lupon (pop. 27,200) 71 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Manay (pop. 20,300) located 85 km from the epicenter, Malita (pop. 41,100) 95 km away, and Central (pop. 1,212,500) 117 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 9, 2023 8:57 am (GMT +8) local time (9 Aug 2023 00:57 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.49°N / 126.48°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Primary data source: GFZ
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