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Minor mag. 2.5 earthquake - South China Sea, 49 km south of Calaca, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines, on 14 May 2021 - 03:54 AM (PST)

Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 105 km depth

13 May 20:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 21 minutes.
14 May 17:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 99.0 to 105.0 km (from 62 to 65 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.5 km (1.5 mi) towards NNE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 13, 2021 19:54:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	14 May 2021 - 03:54 AM (PST)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	105.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.52°N / 120.66°E (South China Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	13.52°S / 59.34°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Taal (67 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	11 km (7 mi) NW of Wawa (pop: 4,880) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) N of Mamburao (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 23,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) S of Calatagan (pop: 16,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) S of Balayan (pop: 50,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SW of Bauan (Batangas) (pop: 33,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) SSW of Calaca (Batangas) (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) SSW of Calaca (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) SW of Taal (pop: 39,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Batangas (pop: 237,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) SSW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) NW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	105 km	011 Km N 39° W of Abra De Ilog (Occidental Mindoro), Philippines	PHIVOLCS

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