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Fault Geometry and Geologic Impacts of the 15 December 2019

Magnitude 6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

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 Fault Geometry and Geologic Impacts of the
15 December 2019 Magnitude 6.9
Davao del Sur Earthquake

Jeffrey S. Perez*, Ranier G. Amilbahar, Hannah Melissa M. Baltazar, Dexter Allan M. Bon,
Daniel Jose L. Buhay, Margarita P. Dizon, Rhommel N. Grutas, Ruben M. Lamela,
Melvin Kier D. Lamela, Melchor P. Lasala, Crystel Jade M. Legaspi, Deo Carlo E. Llamas,
Bryan J. Marfito, Robelyn Z. Mangahas, Henremagne C. Peñarubia, Angela Elline S. Radam,
Andrew T. Serrano, Cassidy L. Tañedo, Robert B. Tiglao and Azdine Kay S. Ysulan

Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Quick Response Team
DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT
Seismicity Map
from 16 October to
5 November 2019
Epicenters
A. M6.3 – Oct. 16, 2019
B. M6.6 – Oct. 29, 2019 3

C. M6.1 – Oct. 29, 2019 2

D. M6.5 – Oct. 31, 2019 1 D

C
Cotabato Fault System B
1. M’lang Fault A

2. Makilala Fault 5 4
3. Balabag Fault 6
4. Makilala-Malungon Fault
5. North Columbio Fault
6. South Columbio Fault
The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
Isoseismal Maps for the 2019 Series of
Earthquakes in Cotabato and vicinity

16 October 2019 M6.3 29 October 2019 M6.6 31 October 2019 M6.5

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
 Impacts of
the 2019
Series of
Kidapawan City Earthquakes
in Cotabato
and vicinity

The 2019 M6.9

Davao del Sur Earthquake
Kidapawan City DOST-PHIVOLCS
Quick Response Team
Earthquake information*

Date: 15 December 2019

Time: 2:11:49 PM (PST)
Epicenter:
06.76°N, 125.13°E
Depth: 9 kilometers
Magnitude:Ms 6.9
Location: 5 km N 72° W of
Matanao (Davao Del Sur)

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake *from DOST-PHIVOLCS 15 December 2019 M6.9 Earthquake Information No. 4:
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php/earthquake/earthquake-information4
Swift Centroid Moment Tensor Solution for
the 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
Plotted earthquakes as of
23 December 2019
Recorded: 1,061
Plotted: 492
Felt: 103
Magnitude Range: 1.4 – 5.3

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
 Sentinel-1 Descending DInSAR images
Wrapped Unwrapped

• The wrapped phase image shows a pattern of fringes consistent

with the deformation cause by the earthquake.
• The unwrapped LOS image shows movement towards the satellite
(indicated by the red areas) with a max. value of approx. 9.6 cm
and movement away from the satellite (indicated by the blue areas)
The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
with a max. value of approx. 33.7 cm. DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
 Sentinel-1 Ascending DInSAR images
Wrapped Unwrapped

• The wrapped phase image shows a pattern of fringes consistent

with the deformation cause by the earthquake.
• The unwrapped LOS image shows movement towards the satellite
(indicated by the red areas) with a max. value of approx. 9.8 cm and
movement away from the satellite (indicated by the blue areas) with
The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
a max. value of approx. 58.9 cm. DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
 ALOS-2 Ascending DInSAR images
Wrapped Unwrapped

• The wrapped phase image shows a pattern of fringes consistent

with the deformation cause by the earthquake.
• The unwrapped LOS image shows movement towards the satellite
(indicated by the red areas) with a max. value of approx. 15.6 cm
and movement away from the satellite (indicated by the blue
areas) with a max. value of approx. 120 cm. The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
Earthquake impacts of the
15 December 2019 M6.9
Davao del Sur Earthquake
Liquefaction impacts
Tension cracks
Landslides
Damage to structures

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
Isoseismal map of the
15 December 2019 M6.9
Davao del Sur Earthquake
Intensity VII: Matanao, Padada,
Magsaysay, Bansalan, Hagonoy,
Kiblawan, Sta. Cruz & Digos City,
Davao del Sur
Intensity VI: Sulop & Malalag,
Davao del Sur; Sta. Maria, Davao
Occidental; Malungon, Sarangani;
Kidapawan City, Cotabato;
Columbio, Sultan Kudarat;
General Santos City
Intensity V: Glan & Alabel,
Sarangani; Maget, Arakan,
Tulunan, Matalam, M’lang &
Makilala, Cotabato; Tupi, South
Cotabato; Cotabato City, Davao
City

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake

DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
Earthquake impacts of the 15 December 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake:
Ground shaking damages

Totally damaged two-storey house Collapsed 1st floor of a grocery

in Brgy. Poblacion, Magsaysay store in Brgy. Poblacion, Padada

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake A reinforced three-storey commercial building in Brgy. Poblacion,
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team Padada had pancake collapse
DOST-PHIVOLCS
Earthquake impacts of the 15 December 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake:
Liquefaction impacts

Liquefaction manifested as sand fissures, ground undulation and

lateral spreads in Brgys. Guihing (left) and Aplaya (right) in Hagonoy,
Davao del Sur.

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake Sand fissures (left) and lateral spreads (right) were observed in Brgy.
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team San Isidro, Kiblawan.
DOST-PHIVOLCS
Earthquake impacts of the 15 December 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake:
Earthquake-induced landslide impacts

In Brgys. Tagaytay (left) and Malawanit (right), Magsaysay, landslides

formed during October quakes reactivated during the recent event.

In Kiblawan, landslides partially blocked the river in Brgy. San Jose

(left), and the Nodilla Primary School in Brgy. Bulol-Salo was hit by a
The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team shallow landslide (right).
Earthquake impacts of the 15 December 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake:
Earthquake-induced landslide impacts

Landslides blocked the access road from Brgy. Asbang to Brgy.

Colonsabac, Matanao. Tension cracks also damaged the access road.

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake An earthflow occurred in Upper Lumbatan Elementary School,
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team Malungon, Sarangani.
 Affected Population:
• 86,548 families (395,355 persons)
• 218 barangays in Region XI and XII
Casualties:
• 13 deaths
• 210 injured
* NDRRMC Situational Report 15 (10 Jan. 2020) Brgy. Poblacion, Matanao Brgy. Poblacion, Padada

Magsaysay Municipal Hall

Brgy. Bangkal Hospital, Matanao

The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
 Summary
• The 15 December 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur
Earthquake is the largest magnitude in the
series of earthquakes in Cotabato and Davao
del Sur in 2019.
• The causative fault is the Makilala-Malungon
Fault.
• Maximum felt intensity was PEIS VII
(Destructive)
• Damaged to structures were documented in
areas that experienced PEIS VI (Very Strong)
and PEIS VII (Destructive).
• Geologic impacts documented were
liquefaction and earthquake-induced
landslides.
The 2019 M6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team
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