Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit near Compostela in The Philippines on Thursday Morning.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on April 11th, 2024. Last updated May 4th, 2024.

Around noon of Thursday April 11th, 2024, a shallow and significant MAG-5.2 earthquake hit under land 9 kilometer from Compostela in The Philippines.

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Earthquake Summary

The earthquake struck on land in The Philippines, 9 kilometer (6 mi) east-southeast of Compostela in Davao. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Apr 11, 2024 11:33AM (Manila Time) - Apr 11, 2024 03:33 Universal Time.
Location:	9 km ESE of Compostela, Davao, The Philippines. Coordinates 7°38'42"N 126°9'49"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.2 Detected by 20 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.069 .
Depth:	10 km (6 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Tsunami very unlikely While this was a shallow earthquake, it appears to have occurred under land with a magnitude not strong enough to cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The Philippines . The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Compostela in Davao, The Philippines. Compostela is located 9 kilometer (6 mi) east-southeast of the epicenter.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Davao is located 88 km to the southwest. Budta is located 196 km to the west-southwest. Malingao is located 194 km to the west-southwest.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 19 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 19 people have reported shaking in 9 places, all within Philippines.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Digos, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 6 people.
• Canocotan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 4 people.
• Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines: 2 people.
• Davao, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 2 people.
• Rosario, Caraga, Philippines: 1 person.
• Bantacan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.
• Compostela, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.
• Mawab, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.
• New Sibonga, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.

7 Aftershocks detected

After this earthquake struck, 7 smaller aftershocks occurred. Just 18 hrs after this main shock, an earthquake measuring MAG-3.6 was detected 11 km (7 mi) south-southwest of this earthquake.

This main shock was prefaced by 3 smaller foreshocks. A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit 2 days earlier nearby.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

The chance that a significant earthquake like this one is followed by an even larger earthquake is not so large. On average, scientists estimate a 94% chance that a major earthquake will not be followed by an even larger one. It is still adviced to be aware of this risk

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since March 8th, 2024, when a 6 magnitude earthquake hit 221 km (137 mi) further south-southeast. An even stronger magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck on December 2nd, 2023.

In total, 193 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 19 days.

Tsunami very unlikely

While MAG-6.5+ earthquakes may cause tsunami's, it appears that the epicenter of this earthquake hit under land. In addition, the reported depth is deeper than 100km, making the risk of a tsunami even less likely. However always stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 04/05/24 00:38 (). This article contains currently available information about the earthquake and is automatically composed. We continue to update this article up to a few days after the earthquake occurred.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000mbbc
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20240411_0000032
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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