Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 51 km southwest of Cabanatuan City, Province of Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines, Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 11:22 am (GMT +8) -

18 Mar 03:24 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 03:22:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 11:22 am (GMT +8)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (3?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.22629°N / 120.57565°E
Antipode	15.226°S / 59.424°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	Arayat (18 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	28 km (18 mi) S of Tarlac City (pop: 183,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SW of Aliaga (pop: 34,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (28 mi) SW of Quezon (Nueva Ecija) (pop: 18,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SSW of Manacsac (pop: 2,310) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) SW of Cabanatuan City (pop: 220,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) SSW of Guimba (Nueva Ecija) (pop: 32,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SW of Talavera (pop: 64,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) NNW of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 32.9°C (91 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10⁹ joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon (0 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Slight shaking

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