Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 8.6 km north of Salug, Philippines, on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 11:10 am (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 38 km depth
26 May 03:25 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 15 minutes.
27 May 01:55: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 38.0 km (from 18 to 24 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.6 mi) towards N.
27 May 01:55: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 38.0 km (from 18 to 24 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.6 mi) towards N.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 26, 2022 03:10:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 11:10 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 38.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 8.19°N / 122.8°E  (Sulu Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 8.19°S / 57.2°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Malindang (91 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (5 mi) NW of Caracal (pop: 2,610) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Salug (Zamboanga del Norte) (pop: 6,770) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Liloy (pop: 4,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Sindangan (Zamboanga del Norte) (pop: 5,720) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SW of Dipolog City (pop: 93,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) WNW of Pagadian City (pop: 186,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) WNW of Muricay (pop: 132,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 740 km (460 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 38 km | Philippines: 010 Km N 25° E of Salug (Zamboanga Del Norte) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
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