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Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 14 km southwest of Dumaguete City, Philippines, on Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:58 am (GMT +8) -

Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 11 km depth

8 Dec 18:10 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 13 minutes.
9 Dec 12:10: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 11.0 km (from 5 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.4 km (2.8 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 8, 2022 17:58:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:58 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	9.24°N / 123.19°E (Province of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines)
Antipode	9.24°S / 56.81°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Cuernos de Negros (2 km / 1 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (8 mi) WSW of Banilad (pop: 2,690) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Dumaguete City (pop: 113,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) SW of Sibulan (Negros Oriental) (pop: 28,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) S of Tanjay (pop: 39,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Santa Catalina (Negros Oriental) (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) S of Bais City (pop: 65,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SSW of Cebu City (pop: 798,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 643 km (400 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Intensity Shower Rain 19.7°C (67 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	11 km	Philippines: 008 Km S 53° W of Valencia (Negros Oriental)	PHIVOLCS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Davao, Philippines (DAV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 357 km / 222 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 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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

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