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Weak mag. 1.9 earthquake - Sulu Sea, 45 km southwest of Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:06 am (GMT +8) -

Weak magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 1 km depth

29 Nov 19:15 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 10 minutes.
30 Nov 14:50: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 1.0 km (from 1.2 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.9 km (3.7 mi) towards WSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 19:06:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:06 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.9
Depth	1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.35°N / 122.35°E (Sulu Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	10.35°S / 57.65°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Canlaon (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	19 km (12 mi) WSW of La Paz (pop: 2,020) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SW of Nueva Valencia (pop: 2,680) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSE of Miagao (Iloilo) (pop: 8,880) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) S of Tigbauan (Iloilo) (pop: 12,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Oton (pop: 14,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Iloilo City (pop: 387,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) WSW of Pulupandan (Negros Occidental) (pop: 27,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 496 km (308 mi) SSE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NW of Negros Island (pop: 4,414,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) S of Panay Island (pop: 4,307,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10⁷ joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.9	1 km	Philippines: 028 Km S 47° W of Nueva Valencia (Guimaras)	PHIVOLCS

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