Minor mag. 2.3 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 20 km northwest of Naval, Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, on 29 September 2019 - 07:01 PM (PST)
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Philippines| Eastern Visayas | Central Visayas | Metro Manila
Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 25 km depth
29 Sep 11:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 14 minutes.
Sep 30 06:05: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 25.0 km.
Sep 30 06:05: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 25.0 km.
Date & time: 29 Sep 2019 11:01:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 29 September 2019 - 07:01 PM (PST)
Magnitude: 2.3
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.71°N / 124.3°E
(Philippines Sea, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Biliran (27 km / 17 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) W of Tucdao (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) NNW of Naval (Biliran) (pop: 12,200) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) N of San Isidro (pop: 4,870) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) WNW of Caibiran (Biliran) (pop: 6,460) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SW of Calbayog City (pop: 67,900) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) NW of Carigara (Leyte) (pop: 17,500) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) W of Catbalogan (pop: 68,100) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) NNE of Bogo (Cebu) (pop: 23,600) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) NE of Bantayan (Cebu) (pop: 19,000) --> See nearby quakes!
482 km (300 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) WSW of Samar Island (pop: 1,751,300) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NNW of Leyte Island (pop: 2,388,500) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SE of Masbate Island (pop: 706,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.3 | 25 km | 007 km N 65° W of Kawayan (Biliran) (Philippines) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.3, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
