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Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 17 km northeast of Santa Monica, Philippines, on Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 at 1:28 am (GMT +8) -

Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 18 km depth

24 Sep 17:40 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 12 minutes.
25 Sep 12:45: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 23.0 to 18.0 km (from 14.3 to 11.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.3 mi) towards NE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 24, 2022 17:28:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 at 1:28 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2
Depth	18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.08°N / 126.18°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	10.08°S / 53.82°W
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Paco (90 km / 56 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	17 km (10 mi) ENE of Santa Monica (pop: 2,280) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Pilar (pop: 2,390) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) NE of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte (pop: 4,280) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) NNE of Dapa (pop: 8,820) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) NNE of Socorro (pop: 9,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) NE of Placer (pop: 10,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) ENE of Surigao City (pop: 87,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 756 km (470 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 27.9°C (82 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SW
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	18 km	Philippines: 013 Km N 57° E of Burgos (Surigao Del Norte)	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 341 km / 212 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Davao, Philippines: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.0, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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