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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - South China Sea, 27 km southwest of Nasugbu, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines, on 03 July 2018 - 12:25 PM (PST)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 119 km depth
3 Jul 16:25 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 30 seconds.
Local time at epicenter: 03 July 2018 - 12:25 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 119.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.93°N / 120.42°E
(South China Sea, Philippines)Antipode: 13.93°S / 59.58°W
Nearest volcano: Panay (56 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) W of Binubusan (Batangas) (pop: 6,710) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) WNW of Calatagan (pop: 16,100) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SW of Nasugbu (pop: 62,900) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Balayan (Batangas) (pop: 50,100) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Balayan (pop: 50,100) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Calaca (pop: 37,400) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) S of Mariveles (pop: 84,600) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) WSW of Calamba (pop: 316,600) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Quezon City (pop: 2,761,700) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) NW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) SSW of Luzon Island (pop: 46,228,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.2 | 119 km | 028 km S 52 | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake (2)
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Aug 30, 2018 15:48 4 years ago | 4.1 91 km | South China Sea, 17 km SW of Calatagan, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines | More |
| Aug 30, 2018 10:25 4 years ago | 2.0 87 km | South China Sea, 23 km SW of Nasugbu, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines | More |
| Aug 27, 2018 16:59 4 years ago | 2.1 114 km | South China Sea, 22 km W of Nasugbu, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines | More |
| Jul 15, 2018 12:45 4 years ago | 3.8 125 km | South China Sea, 13 km SW of Calatagan, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines | More |
| Jul 8, 2018 13:20 4 years ago | 2.5 120 km | South China Sea, 3.6 km W of Talisay, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines | More |
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