September 18, 2009 Earthquake: Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines on September 18, 2009 at 11:53:48 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 18, 2009
- Time
- 11:53:48 UTC
- Place
- Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.513° N, 124.715° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Injuries
- 91
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 76 with its tsunami and other effects
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 91 people injured and 76 buildings damaged in
South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat. Felt (IV PIVS) at
Isulan, Koronadal, Polomolok and Tacurong; (III PIVS)
at Cotabato, Davao, Digos, General Santos and Kabacan;
(II PIVS) at Kidapawan and Matan-ao. Also felt at
Banga. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1976, S, Mindanao, Philippines
- June 7, 2026, S, Indonesia, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 19, 1928, Cotabato,n Coast of Illana Bay, Philippines
- August 15, 1918, Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 5, 2002, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- November 17, 2023, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 31, 2019, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- October 16, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- January 31, 1917, Glan,glan Padidu,tuyan, S Mindanao, Philippines
- November 4, 1870, Davao,blanco, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 18, 1985, Pagadian, Zamboanga, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 8533.