Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - South China Sea, 10.7 km southwest of Calatagan, Philippines, on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 12:44 am (GMT +8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 96 km depth
26 May 17:20 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 36 minutes.
27 May 03:15: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
27 May 03:15: Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 26, 2022 16:44:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 27, 2022 at 12:44 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 96.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 13.75°N / 120.58°E  (South China Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 13.75°S / 59.42°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Taal (53 km / 33 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Calatagan (pop: 16,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (16 mi) SW of Balayan (Batangas) (pop: 50,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (16 mi) SW of Balayan (pop: 50,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) SW of Calaca (pop: 37,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) S of Nasugbu (pop: 62,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Taal (pop: 39,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SW of Tagaytay (pop: 71,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) SSW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 107 km (66 mi) NNW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  28.7°C (84 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 96 km | Philippines: 010 Km S 33° W of Calatagan (Batangas) | PHIVOLCS |
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