July 9, 2019 Earthquake: Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines on July 9, 2019 at 12:37:01 UTC, 24 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- July 9, 2019
- Time
- 12:37:01 UTC
- Place
- Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.802° N, 125.169° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 119
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.
A total of one (1) dead and 3 injured persons were reported in Makilala , Cotabato Province because of the event. One hundred six (106) schools, 119 houses, and fourteen (14) other
infrastructures were reported damaged in different provinces in Regions XI and XII. (reference #12470)
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
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- November 17, 2023, 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
- 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 10429.