March 7, 2023 Earthquake: Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Davao, Mindanao, Philippines on March 7, 2023 at 06:02:34 UTC, 38 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
- March 7, 2023
- Time
- 06:02:34 UTC
- Place
- Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 38 km (24 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 7.472° N, 126.027° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Injuries
- 35
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Houses destroyed
- 896
- Houses damaged
- 4,545
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.
70,009,000 PHP in total damages to houses; 100492600 PHP in total damages to infrastructure. (reference #13485)
Total effects includes numerous aftershocks (as of 16 March 2023: Total number of recorded earthquakes: 1725; Total number of felt earthquakes: 38)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 15, 2019, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 29, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- October 10, 2025, 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
- December 2, 2023, E, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 15, 1989, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- August 11, 2021, Mindanao, Philippines
- December 28, 1903, Davao Gulf, Philippines
- November 7, 1921, Manay, E Mindanao, Philippines
- January 1, 1919, Mindanao Island, 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 10672.