Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hit Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Mindanao region, Philippines on January 17, 2024, at 20:32:02 local time (12:32:02 UTC) and a depth of 51 km (31.6 mi). The exact location was 8.55° LAT, 126.50° LON. The epicenter was located 110 km (68 mi) ESE of Butuan (pop. 309,000) and 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Hinatuan (pop. 10,000).
Picture 1: Location of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the Mindanao region, Philippines.
The earthquake occurred within a region with HIGH seismic hazard exposure (orange alert), which we highlighted in our weekly earthquake forecast for Indonesia and the Philippines on Monday, January 15, 2024, available here and as shown in the image below.
Picture 2: Picture from the post (published on January 15) forecasting increased earthquake-triggering in the Mindanao region.
Quantectum's Macroseismic Intensity map suggests "VI" as a maximum intensity, which corresponds to STRONG shaking and SLIGHT damage around the epicenter. Potentially exposed cities were Bisling (pop. 68,000), San Francisco (pop. 19,000), Bah-Bah (pop. 29,000), Tandag (pop. 29,000), Trento (pop. 16,000), Talacogon (pop. 16,000), and Veruela (pop. 18,000).
Picture 3: Macroseismic Intensity map for the magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines.
There have been no reports of damage, injuries, or casualties as a result of the earthquake so far. Also, no tsunami warning was issued.
* The exact information about the magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other data providers issue their reports.
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