Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Sulu Sea, 93 km southwest of Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines, on Sunday, Aug 14, 2022 at 12:25 am (GMT +8) -

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines, was reported only 17 minutes ago by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 6 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Sunday, August 14th, 2022, at 12:25 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Tobias Fornier (pop. 2,900) located 29 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in San Joaquin (pop. 4,900) located 48 km from the epicenter, Antique (pop. 4,800) 50 km away, Miagao (pop. 8,900) 60 km away, Sipalay (pop. 24,000) 86 km away, Iloilo City (pop. 387,700) 93 km away, Kabankalan (pop. 136,500) 113 km away, and Bago City (pop. 150,300) 113 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Philippines

Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 13 km² (=5 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the map below to verify).

Please wait while we search through millions of records.
This can take up to 20-30 seconds.

Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!