Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 5.7 km northeast of Calamba, Province of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines, on Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 2:49 am (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 11 km depth
27 Jan 19:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 21 minutes.
28 Jan 12:10: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 11.0 km (from 3.7 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards N.
28 Jan 12:10: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.0 to 11.0 km (from 3.7 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards N.
Date & time: 27 Jan 2021 18:49:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 2:49 am (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.25°N / 121.2°E
(Province of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines)Nearest volcano: San Pablo (16 km / 10 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) ENE of Mamatid (pop: 40,300) --> See nearby quakes!
6 km (4 mi) NE of Calamba (pop: 316,600) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) ESE of Cabuyao (pop: 308,700) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) NNW of Los Baños (pop: 95,800) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) SE of Santa Rosa (pop: 216,700) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) E of Pulong Santa Cruz (pop: 101,900) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SE of Biñan (pop: 300,000) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) SE of San Pedro (pop: 270,200) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SSE of Taguig (National Capital Region) (pop: 644,500) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
24.6°C (76 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts)
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Few Clouds
24.6°C (76 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts)Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 11 km | 008 Km N 18° W of Los Baños (Laguna), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
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Santa Rosa (15.7 km W of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
cabuyao, laguna / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s
Angono (30.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Cuz i was asleep (reported through our app)
35.9 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
4.4 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : awakened by the light shake. i felt the vibration because i sleep at the 2nd floor
calamba, laguna / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short : i was awakened by a sudden shake but it was very short, however the shake was kind of intense for a couple of seconds only and heard creaking sound from objects inside the room
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