Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - 4.3 km west of Peña, Masbate, Bicol, Philippines, on Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 5:56 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 1 km depth
2 Mar 10:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 14 minutes.
3 Mar 03:05: Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.8 mi) towards N.
3 Mar 03:05: Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.8 mi) towards N.
Date & time: 2 Mar 2021 09:56:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 2 Mar 2021 5:56 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 12.08°N / 123.9°E
(Masbate, Bicol, Philippines)Nearest volcano: Bulusan (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) WSW of Peña (pop: 2,540) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) NW of Cataingan (Masbate) (pop: 7,810) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) SSE of Dimasalang (pop: 3,020) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) N of Placer (Masbate) (pop: 5,970) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SE of Masbate (pop: 47,500) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) S of Bulan (Sorsogon) (pop: 28,500) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) S of Irosin (pop: 20,700) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) W of Calbayog City (Eastern Visayas) (pop: 67,900) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) S of Sorsogon (pop: 82,700) --> See nearby quakes!
423 km (263 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Overcast Clouds
25.8°C (78 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NNEEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 1 km | 014 Km N 50° W of Cataingan (Masbate), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
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