November 18, 2019 Earthquake: Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines on November 18, 2019 at 13:22:09 UTC.
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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
- November 18, 2019
- Time
- 13:22:09 UTC
- Place
- Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw)
- Intensity
- VI, strong shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 7.625° N, 124.912° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 61
- Houses damaged
- 379
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.
Highest reported intensity: VI - Kadingilan , Kalilangan , Don Carlos, Maramag , Kitaotao , Kibawe, and San Fernando, Bukidnon.
A total of 440 (61 totally and 379 partially) were reported damaged in the Province of Bukidnon.
A total of 107 infrastructures (94 schools , 2 health facility, 9 public structures, and 2 places of worship) (previously 95) in Regions X, XI, and XII were reported damaged due to the earthquake incident.
(all above from reference #12556)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1976, S, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 31, 1955, Lanao,ozamiz,cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 19, 1928, Cotabato,n Coast of Illana Bay, Philippines
- March 5, 2002, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 31, 2019, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- October 10, 2025, Mindanao, 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
- December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 18, 1985, Pagadian, Zamboanga, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, 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 10459.