October 16, 2019 Earthquake: Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines on October 16, 2019 at 11:37:06 UTC, 14 km below the surface. It killed 7 people.
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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
- October 16, 2019
- Time
- 11:37:06 UTC
- Place
- Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 14 km (9 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.712° N, 125.005° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 215
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 506
- Houses damaged
- 2,664
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.
4 fatalities, 60 injured, 29 damaged buildings. (reference #12530)
7 fatalities, 215 injured, 506 totally damaged buildings, 2664 partially damaged buildings. (reference #12531)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1976, S, Mindanao, Philippines
- March 14, 1913, Sangihe Island, Indonesia
- 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 10, 2025, 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
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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 10453.