Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - Cordillera, 36 km east of Vigan, Province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines, on Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 8:22 am (GMT +8) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.0 quake Cordillera, 44 km east of Vigan, Province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Jul 27, 2022 8:43 am (GMT +8), which had occurred 10 days earlier.
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Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 19 km depth
6 Aug 00:35 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 13 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 00:22:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 8:22 am (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.4 |
| Depth | 19.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.67°N / 120.71°E  (Province of Abra, Cordillera, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 17.67°S / 59.29°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Ambalatungan (57 km / 35 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (2 mi) N of Dolores (pop: 2,380) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 3 km (2 mi) E of La Paz (pop: 3,410) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) NE of Pidigan (pop: 2,730) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) ENE of Vigan (Ilocos) (pop: 48,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) SSE of Batac City (Ilocos) (pop: 53,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SSE of Laoag (Ilocos) (pop: 102,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 140 km (87 mi) N of Baguio City (pop: 272,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 342 km (213 mi) N of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.4 | 19 km | Philippines: 002 Km N 11° E of Dolores (Abra) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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