2021 Davao del Sur earthquake

M 6.0 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines

"2021 Davao earthquake" redirects here. For the earthquake in August of that year, see 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake.

2021 Davao del Sur Earthquake

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UTC time| 2021-02-07 04:22:56
ISC event| 619810844
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| February 7, 2021 (2021-02-07)
Local time| 12:22 PST
Duration| 1-2 minutes
Magnitude| 6.0 Mww
6.1 Mw
Depth| 16.0 km (9.9 mi)
Epicenter| 6°46′08″N 125°06′04″E﻿ / ﻿6.769°N 125.101°E﻿ / 6.769; 125.101
Fault| Makilala-Malungon Fault
Type| Strike-slip
Areas affected| Philippines
Total damage| 25 buildings damaged
Max. intensity| MMI VIII (Severe)
PEIS VII (Destructive)[1]
Landslides| 7 landslides in Makilala, Cotabato
Aftershocks| Some, Strongest is 4.8 Mw
Casualties| 14 injured

On February 7, 2021, at 12:22 PM PST, an earthquake measuring Mww 6.0 struck Davao del Sur and Cotabato. The event registered a Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) of VIII (Severe) with VII on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS).[2][3][4]

## Tectonic setting

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The Philippines islands were formed in evolutionary processes involving subductions, collisions, and strike-slip faulting. earthquakes are frequent there as a result of collision processes between the Philippine Sea Plate (PSP) and the Sunda Plate (SP). The slip convergence between PSP and the SP boundary is obliquely accommodated by the Philippine fault system, which is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault system. The Philippine fault has been slipping at a rate of 33 ± 11 mm/yr in the northern and central Leyte sections. The southern part of the Philippine fault is mainly located in eastern Mindanao and constitutes a complex fault system with discrete strands and splays. Mindanao island is located on the complex collision boundary between the SP and the PSP. Some parts of the convergence between these plates are consumed by the Philippine fault and subduction at the Cotabato trench. Some other parts of the convergence are accommodated by the fault system in Mindanao, and a series of strike-slip faults have developed.

## Earthquake

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Macroseismic Intensity Shakemap of the Feb 07 2021 Davao del Sur Earthquake

It was first recorded as magnitude 6.3 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which later downgraded it to Mw 6.1 at a shallow depth of 10 km. There was a foreshock which preceded the main quake, recorded Mw 4.8 at 7:28 AM PST by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology with a PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale of IV (Moderately Strong).[2] The foreshock lasted 10–15 seconds which made people feel dizzy and nauseated.

Later, on 12:22 PM PST; a Mw 6.1 struck 9 km West of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. Same epicenter of the foreshock. It perceived an Intensity VII (Very Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale. Damage and aftershocks were expected after the earthquake.[4]

The Shakemap of USGS showed that it was also VII (Very strong).[3]

Earthquake report PHIVOLCS[5]

Intensity

Scale

| Location
VII | M'Lang, Makilala and Kabacan, Cotabato
VI | Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
V | Magsaysay, Digos City, Hagonoy, Santa Cruz, Sulop, Bansalan and Matanao, Davao Del Sur; Pres. Roxas, Arakan, Carmen, Kidapawan City,

Matalam and Tulunan, Cotabato; Koronadal City, Banga, Tupi and Tampakan, South Cotabato; Malungon, Sarangani; Columbio, Sultan Kudarat

IV | Davao City and Padada, Davao Del Sur; Antipas, Banisilan, Midsayap, Cotabato; Alabel, Kiamba, Malapatan, Sarangani; General Santos City;

Norala, Polomolok, South Cotabato; Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Lutayan, Palimbang, Pres. Quirino, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat; Don Carlos, Bukidnon

III | Maco and Nabunturan, Davao De Oro; Tagum City, Davao Del Norte; Malalag, Davao Del Sur; Cotabato City; Aleosan, Cotabato; T'Boli, South

Cotabato; Kadingilan and Kitaotao, Bukidnon; Datu Odin Sinduat, Maguindanao; Balingasag, Medina, Cagayan De Oro City, Gingoog, Salay and Tagaloan, Misamis Oriental; Kalamansig, Lambayong and Lebak, Sultan Kudarat

II | Alamada, Cotabato; Tantangan, South Cotabato; Baungon, Damulog, Kalilangan, Libona, Maramag, Talakag, Malaybalay City and Valencia

City, Bukidnon; Iligan City, El Salvador and Manticao, Misamis Oriental

I | Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur

The earthquake lasted for a minute and was produced by the Makilala-Malungon Fault which PHIVOLCS stated that could possibly produce a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake, with a possible Intensity VIII.[citation needed] Eight minutes after the mainshock a Mw 3.5 aftershock followed which felt III. Aftershocks rocked for one month which the strongest was the February 17, 2021 - Mw 4.8 in Magsaysay Davao del Sur (Intensity IV) and Mw 3.6 (Intensity III), February 24, 2021 - Ms 4.1 in Magsaysay Davao del Sur (Intensity III), March 1, 2021 - Ms 4.8 in Columbio Sultan Kudarat (Intensity IV) and Ms 3.1 (Intensity III), and March 4, 2021 - Ms 4.1 in Magsaysay Davao del Sur (Intensity III).[2]

More than 40 aftershocks were recorded the day after the quake.[6]

The earthquake came from an area that produced a similar sequence of earthquakes in October 2019 and December 2019[citation needed], within an active faulting zone known as the Cotabato fault system, which includes the NW-SE trending Makilala-Malungon, M'lang, North and South Columbio and Tangbulan faults, and the SW-NE trending Makilala and Balabag faults. These faults may work with subduction zones to accommodate different components of regional tectonic strain in the slip partitioning system caused by the relative motion between the PSP and SP. Characterizing the geometrical complexity of these source faults has great significance for understanding the seismotectonic implications of the large earthquakes occurring in Mindanao.[7]

## Damage and casualties

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National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council teams and Engineers immediately conducted damage inspection to buildings and houses and casualties. Three people were injured during the quake. In Cotabato province, another three persons were injured in the town of Makilala. Two churches and 21 houses were damaged in M'lang and Kabacan. One hospital was damaged in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. At least seven landslides were reported in Makilala,[8] and cracks as long as 5–10 meters found their way to the floors of houses, while some walls collapsed at Sitio B'yao, New Esperanza village of M'lang.[9] An hour later the number of injured rose to four.[10] One mall in Davao del Sur had visible outside cracks.[11]

## See also

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* List of earthquakes in 2021
* List of earthquakes in the Philippines
* 2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
* 2019 Cotabato earthquakes

## References

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1. ^ "M 6.0 - 9 km W of Magsaysay, Philippines - Pager message".
2. ^ a b c "PHIVOLCS LATEST EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION". phivolcs.dost.gov.ph. August 2021. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
3. ^ a b "USGS ON FEB 07 2021 QUAKE MINDANAO". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
4. ^ a b "Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 14 km west of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines, on Sunday, 7 Feb 2021 12:22 pm (GMT +8) - 300 user experience reports". www.volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
5. ^ "Earthquake Information – 07 Feb 2021 - 12:22:55 PM". PHIVOLCS. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
6. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
7. ^ Li, Bingquan; Li, Yongsheng; Jiang, Wenliang; Su, Zhe; Shen, Wenhao (2020-08-01). "Conjugate ruptures and seismotectonic implications of the 2019 Mindanao earthquake sequence inferred from Sentinel-1 InSAR data". International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 90: 102127. Bibcode:2020IJAEO..9002127L. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2020.102127. ISSN 0303-2434.
8. ^ Ropero, Gillan (2021-02-07). "Magnitude 6.1 quake rocks Davao del Sur". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
9. ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (2021-02-09). "14 hurt in Davao del Sur earthquake". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
10. ^ "DXND Radyo Bida Kidapawan City". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
11. ^ Sur, PHOTOS: EARTHQUAKE 6 1 Magnitude Quake Hits Davao Del; Cracks, Mall Sustain (2021-02-07). "EARTHQUAKE 6.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Davao Del Sur, Mall Sustain Cracks (Photos)". Philippine News. Retrieved 2021-08-28.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

## External links

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* Footage of the earthquake in Malalag, Davao del Sur

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← Earthquakes in 2021 →

January|

* Khövsgöl, Mongolia (6.7, Jan 11)
* West Sulawesi, Indonesia (6.2, Jan 14) †

February|

* Mindanao, Philippines (6.0, Feb 7)
* Loyalty Islands, France (7.7, Feb 10)
* Fukushima, Japan (7.1, Feb 13)
* Sisakht, Iran (5.4, Feb 17)

March|

* Larissa, Greece (6.3, Mar 3)
* Kermadec Islands, New Zealand (7.4 & 8.1, Mar 4)
* Miyagi, Japan (7.0, Mar 20)

April|

* East Java, Indonesia (6.0, Apr 10)
* Assam, India (6.0, Apr 28)

May|

* Yunnan, China (6.1, May 21)
* Qinghai, China (7.3, May 21)

June|

* Mala, Peru (5.8, June 23)

July|

* Rasht, Tajikistan (5.7, July 10)
* Chignik, Alaska (8.2, July 29)

August|

* Davao Oriental, Philippines (7.1, Aug 12)
* South Sandwich Islands (7.5 & 8.1, Aug 12)
* Nippes, Haiti (7.2, Aug 14) † ‡

September|

* Guerrero, Mexico (7.0, Sep 7)
* Sichuan, China (5.4, Sep 15)
* Melbourne, Australia (5.9, Sep 21)
* Arkalochori, Greece (6.0, Sep 27)

October|

* Balochistan, Pakistan (5.9, Oct 6)
* Chiba, Japan (5.9, Oct 7)
* Lasithi, Greece (6.4, Oct 12)
* Bali, Indonesia (4.7, Oct 15)

November|

* Hormozgan, Iran (6.0 & 6.3, Nov 6)
* Loreto, Peru (7.5, Nov 28)

December|

* Flores, Indonesia (7.3, Dec 14)

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Earthquakes in the Philippines

Historical|

* 1628 Camarines
* 1645 Luzon
* 1863 Manila
* 1879 Surigao
* 1880 Southern Luzon
* 1897 Mindanao

20th century|

* 1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao
* 1918 Celebes Sea
* 1948 Lady Caycay
* 1955 Lanao
* 1968 Casiguran
* 1973 Ragay Gulf
* 1976 Moro Gulf
* 1983 Luzon
* 1988 Mindoro
* 1990 Bohol Sea
* 1990 Panay
* 1990 Luzon
* 1992 Mindanao
* 1994 Mindoro
* 1999 Luzon

21st century|

* 2002 Mindanao
* 2010 Mindanao
* 2012 Negros
* 2012 Samar
* 2013 Bohol
* 2017 Surigao
* 2017 Batangas
* 2017 Leyte
* 2019 Luzon
* 2019 Eastern Samar
* July 2019 Cotabato
* 2019 Batanes
* October 2019 Cotabato
* 2019 Davao del Sur
* 2020 Masbate
* 2021 Davao del Sur
* 2021 Davao Oriental
* 2022 Luzon
* November 2023 Mindanao
* December 2023 Mindanao

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