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Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - South China Sea, 179 km west of Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm (GMT +8) -

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 19 km depth

15 Nov 09:17 UTC: First to report: USGS after 52 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 15, 2022 08:24:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	19.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	14.0707°N / 119.4159°E (South China Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	14.071°S / 60.584°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mariveles (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	71 km (44 mi) WNW of Cabra (pop: 3,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) WNW of Maliig (pop: 2,840) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) WSW of Mariveles (pop: 84,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 126 km (78 mi) SW of ollong-gapo (pop: 221,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 174 km (108 mi) SW of San Fernando City (pop: 251,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) WSW of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 188 km (117 mi) WSW of Quezon City (pop: 2,761,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 189 km (118 mi) W of Calamba (pop: 316,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 221 km (138 mi) NW of Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 274 km (170 mi) SW of Luzon Island (pop: 46,228,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 29.3°C (85 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	19 km	71 Km WNW of Cabra, Philippines	USGS
4.7	10 km	Luzon, Philippines	GFZ
4.9	10 km	Luzon, Philippines	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Taitung (TWGB/TW network) | Distance from quake: 988 km / 614 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Taitung: 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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