March 3, 2011 Earthquake: Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines on March 3, 2011 at 15:12:01 UTC, 50 km below the surface.
Map
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
- March 3, 2011
- Time
- 15:12:01 UTC
- Place
- Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.457° N, 125.935° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Several buildings damaged in Surigao. Felt (VI PIVS) at Cantilan and Carrascal; (V PIVS) at Claveria; (III PIVS) at
Buenavista, Butuan, Mainit and Socorro; (II PIVS) at
Bislig and Surigao; (I PIVS) at Cagayan de Oro. Also
felt at Bayugan and Dapa. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, Philippines
- December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 1989, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 26, 1990, Santiago, Philippines
- March 5, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- July 3, 2015, Mindanao, Philippines
- November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
- August 31, 2012, Cagayan DE Oro, Tacloban, Philippines
- July 12, 2019, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 5, 1908, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 12, 1911, Talacogon,davao,butuan, Mindanao, Philippines
- June 30, 1879, Surigao, NW Mindanao, Philippines
- February 22, 1885, Surigao, E 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 9835.