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Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - South China Sea, 39 km southwest of Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines, on 24 July 2021 - 07:16 AM (PST)

Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 2 km depth

23 Jul 23:35 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 19 minutes.
24 Jul 00:15: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.0 to 21.0 km (from 11.2 to 13 mi).
24 Jul 08:20: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.0 to 2.0 km (from 13 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 10.3 km (6.4 mi) towards ESE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 23, 2021 23:16:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	24 July 2021 - 07:16 AM (PST)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	13.52°N / 120.79°E (South China Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	13.52°S / 59.21°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Taal (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) NW of Odala (pop: 3,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) SW of Bauan (Batangas) (pop: 33,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SSE of Calatagan (pop: 16,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) NNE of Mamburao (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 23,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SW of Batangas (pop: 237,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 41 km (25 mi) SW of San Pascual (pop: 39,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) SSW of Taal (pop: 39,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) S of Calaca (Batangas) (pop: 37,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SSW of Calamba (pop: 316,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) S of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) NNW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
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Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.0	2 km	Philippines: 031 Km S 17° E of Calatagan (Batangas)	PHIVOLCS
3.0	18 km	MINDORO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC

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MAGSAYSAY, Occidental Mindoro / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Worst way to have as an alarm clock early in the morning. I woke uo suddenly due to moderate shaking that last up for a minute.

Bacoor City, Cavite / not felt : I was asleep (ground floor) when it happened. But my children upstairs felt it and was awakened by it.

Marinduque / not felt : Wife felt it, but I slept through it.

Silang Cavite / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : Like on a rocking bed

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