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Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 82 km east of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Friday, Dec 24, 2021 at 4:36 pm (GMT +8) -

Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 15 km depth

24 Dec 08:50 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 14 minutes.
25 Dec 04:05: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 15.0 km (from 6.2 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 43 km (27 mi) towards E.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 24, 2021 08:36:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 24, 2021 at 4:36 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.4
Depth	15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.34°N / 127.27°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	7.34°S / 52.73°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Leonard Range (135 km / 84 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	77 km (48 mi) E of Baculin (pop: 2,970) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) E of Caraga (pop: 4,410) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) E of Manay (pop: 20,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) ESE of Baganga (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) ENE of San Ignacio (pop: 6,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) ESE of Taytayan (pop: 6,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) ENE of Mati (pop: 105,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) ESE of Compostela (pop: 42,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 143 km (89 mi) SE of Bislig City (pop: 67,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 144 km (90 mi) ESE of Monkayo (pop: 51,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from N
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10⁹ joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.4	15 km	Philippines: 077 Km N 89° E of Caraga (Davao Oriental)	PHIVOLCS
3.4	10 km	MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES	EMSC

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Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 189 km / 117 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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