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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - South China Sea, 49 km northwest of Mamburao, Philippines, on 15 June 2021 - 11:14 PM (PST)

Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 14 km depth

15 Jun 15:30 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 16 minutes.
16 Jun 11:25: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.0 to 14.0 km (from 11.2 to 8.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 15, 2021 15:14:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	15 June 2021 - 11:14 PM (PST)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.5
Depth	14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.41°N / 120.19°E (South China Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	13.41°S / 59.81°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Taal (111 km / 69 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	27 km (17 mi) W of Harrison (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 2,350) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) WNW of Mamburao (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 23,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SW of Calatagan (pop: 16,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SW of Balayan (pop: 50,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SSW of Nasugbu (pop: 62,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of Calaca (Batangas) (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SW of Calaca (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) NW of Sablayan (pop: 38,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) WSW of Batangas (pop: 237,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) SSW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 112 km (69 mi) WNW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10¹⁰ joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.5	14 km	Philippines: 030 Km S 90° W of Paluan (Occidental Mindoro)	PHIVOLCS
3.4	18 km	MINDORO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC

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