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Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - Philippine Sea, 12 km north of Masbate, Bicol, Philippines, on Friday, Mar 31, 2023 at 1:26 am (GMT +8) -

Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 2 km depth

30 Mar 17:40 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 15 minutes.
31 Mar 16:35: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.0 to 2.0 km (from 5.6 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.2 km (1.4 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 30, 2023 17:26:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 31, 2023 at 1:26 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.2
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	12.48°N / 123.64°E (Philippine Sea, Philippines)
Antipode	12.48°S / 56.36°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano	Bulusan (55 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	12 km (8 mi) N of Masbate (pop: 47,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) SW of San Jacinto (pop: 7,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) E of Baleno (pop: 3,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) SW of Bulan (Sorsogon) (pop: 28,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) WSW of Irosin (pop: 20,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SW of Sorsogon (pop: 82,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) S of Legazpi (pop: 179,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 372 km (231 mi) SE of Manila (pop: 1,600,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Masbate Island (pop: 706,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 26°C (79 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	4 x 10⁹ joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.2	2 km	Philippines: 012 Km N 08° E of City Of Masbate (Masbate)	PHIVOLCS
3.2	9 km	Luzon, Philippines	RaspberryShake
3.2	9 km	MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES	EMSC

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