November 17, 2023 Earthquake: Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Davao, Mindanao, Philippines on November 17, 2023 at 08:14:13 UTC, 78 km below the surface. It killed 11 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
- November 17, 2023
- Time
- 08:14:13 UTC
- Place
- Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 78 km (48 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.587° N, 125.051° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- $29.3 million
- Houses destroyed
- 602
- Houses damaged
- 5,983
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.
Estimated cost of damaged houses: 202,663,671; Estimated cost of damaged infrastructure: 1,422,471,456; Estimated cost of other damaged assets: 357,000. [in Philippine Peso] (reference #13662)
45+ million in economic losses (reference #13724)
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
- October 31, 2019, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
- January 31, 1917, Glan,glan Padidu,tuyan, S Mindanao, Philippines
- October 16, 2019, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- November 4, 1870, Davao,blanco, Mindanao, Philippines
- July 9, 2019, Makilala, Tulunan, Mindanao, Philippines
- April 28, 2017, Sarangani, Philippines
- August 5, 2026, Sarangani, 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 10719.