Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - Sulu Sea, 28 km west of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines, on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 7:26 am (GMT +8) -
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Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 1 km depth
25 May 23:35 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 25, 2022 23:26:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 7:26 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Depth | 1.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 13.22°N / 120.34°E  (Sulu Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 13.22°S / 59.66°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Taal (112 km / 70 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 25 km (16 mi) W of Tayaman (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 5,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Paluan (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 4,550) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) W of Mamburao (Occidental Mindoro) (pop: 23,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) NW of Sablayan (pop: 38,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) WSW of Calapan (pop: 66,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) SW of Batangas (pop: 237,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) SSW of Nasugbu (pop: 62,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) SSW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) WNW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.3 | 1 km | Philippines: 026 Km S 31° W of Paluan (Occidental Mindoro) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
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