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Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 11 km east of Maasin, Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, on Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 8:03 am (GMT +8) -

Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 15 km depth

8 Dec 00:11 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 8 minutes.
8 Dec 00:16: Now using data updates from PHIVOLCS
8 Dec 22:20: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 15.0 km (from 3.1 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 18 km (11 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 8, 2022 00:03:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 8, 2022 at 8:03 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.9
Depth	15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.17°N / 124.94°E (Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)
Antipode	10.17°S / 55.06°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Cabalian (33 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	7 km (4 mi) W of Malitbog (pop: 2,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) N of Macrohon (pop: 2,830) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SSW of San Isidro (pop: 2,450) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Maasin (Southern Leyte) (pop: 18,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SE of Bato (Leyte) (pop: 9,950) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) S of Sogod (Southern Leyte) (pop: 8,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) NW of Surigao City (Caraga) (pop: 87,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 654 km (407 mi) SE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 25.2°C (77 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.9	15 km	Philippines: 005 Km N 79° E of Matalom (Leyte)	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 352 km / 219 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 (1)

At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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