Sismo leggero mag. 4.8 - South China Sea, 28 km a sud ovest da Batangas, Calabarzon, Filippine, giovedì, 11 febbraio 2021 -
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Sismo leggero magnitudine 4.8 at 155 km depth
11 Feb 13:44 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 10 minuti.
11 Feb 13:47: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.9 a 4.8. Profondità ricalcolata da 151.0 a 155.0 km (da 94 a 96 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 10.3 km (6.4 mi) al WSW.
11 Feb 13:47: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.9 a 4.8. Profondità ricalcolata da 151.0 a 155.0 km (da 94 a 96 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 10.3 km (6.4 mi) al WSW.
Update Thu, 11 Feb 2021, 13:48
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 28 km southwest of Batangas, Philippines4.8 quake 11 Feb 9:35 pm (GMT +8)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 13 minutes ago 28 km southwest of Batangas, Philippines, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 155 km beneath the epicenter near Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines, in the evening on Thursday 11 February 2021 at 9:35 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tingloy (pop. 2,600) located 9 km from the epicenter, Bauan (pop. 33,600) 27 km away, Batangas (pop. 237,400) 28 km away, San Pascual (pop. 39,400) 30 km away, Taal (pop. 39,700) 34 km away, Balayan (pop. 50,100) 43 km away, Balayan (pop. 50,100) 43 km away, Lipa City (pop. 212,300) 50 km away, Las Piñas (pop. 590,000) 97 km away, and Manila (pop. 1,600,000) 114 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 155 km beneath the epicenter near Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines, in the evening on Thursday 11 February 2021 at 9:35 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tingloy (pop. 2,600) located 9 km from the epicenter, Bauan (pop. 33,600) 27 km away, Batangas (pop. 237,400) 28 km away, San Pascual (pop. 39,400) 30 km away, Taal (pop. 39,700) 34 km away, Balayan (pop. 50,100) 43 km away, Balayan (pop. 50,100) 43 km away, Lipa City (pop. 212,300) 50 km away, Las Piñas (pop. 590,000) 97 km away, and Manila (pop. 1,600,000) 114 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Data & ora: 11 Feb 2021 13:35:03 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: giovedì, 11 feb 2021 21:35 (GMT +8)
Magnitudine: 4.8
Profondità: 155.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 13.58°N / 120.88°E

Vulcano più vicino: Taal (48 km / 30 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km S da Tingloy (pop: 2,650) --> Vedi sismi vicini
27 km SSO da Bauan (Batangas) (pop: 33,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
28 km SO da Batangas (pop: 237,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
30 km SSO da San Pascual (pop: 39,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
34 km S da Taal (pop: 39,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
40 km S da Calaca (pop: 37,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
43 km SSE da Balayan (Batangas) (pop: 50,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
43 km SSE da Balayan (pop: 50,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
97 km S da Las Piñas (pop: 590,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
114 km S da Manila (pop: 1,600,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
76 km NNO da Mindoro Island (pop: 1,331,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
181 km SO da Polillo Island (pop: 30,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
211 km NNO da Boracay Island (pop: 2,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
25.6°C (78 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from WNW
Fonte dati primaria: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Scattered Clouds

Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
4.8 | 155 km | Mindoro, Philippines | GFZ |
4.8 | 107 km | 016 Km N 46° E of Paluan (Occidental Mindoro), Philippines | PHIVOLCS |
4.8 | 140 km | MINDORO, PHILIPPINES | EMSC |
4.8 | 148 km | 8 Km S of Tingloy, Philippines | USGS |
User reports for this quake (3)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
75.7 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
51.2 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Bauan, batangas / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
- Date / time UTC| Mag |Profondità|Age|Distanza| Details
- 16 Jul 1990 07:26| 7.7 |25km / 16mi|31 anni fa|236km / 146mi| 6 km NE of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines
- 25 Apr 1972 19:30| 7.5 |25km / 16mi|49 anni fa|68km / 42mi| South China Sea, 98 km W of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines
- 20 Aug 1937 11:59| 7.5 |15km / 9.3mi|84 anni fa|140km / 87mi| Philippines Sea, 13 km SE of Real, Quezon, Calabarzon, Philippines
- 08 Apr 1942 15:40| 7.4 |15km / 9.3mi|79 anni fa|72km / 45mi| Sulu Sea, 22 km SW of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines
- 14 Nov 1994 19:15| 7.1 |32km / 20mi|26 anni fa|21km / 13mi| Philippines Sea, 26 km S of Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines
- 14 Jun 1990 07:40| 7.1 |18.1km / 11.2mi|31 anni fa|231km / 143mi| 22 km W of Pandan, Antique, Western Visayas, Philippines
- 23 Apr 1985 16:15| 7.0 |188km / 117mi|36 anni fa|198km / 123mi| 15 km S of Tarlac City, Central Luzon, Philippines
- 17 Mar 1973 08:30| 7.0 |33km / 21mi|48 anni fa|208km / 129mi| Philippines Sea, 51 km SW of Naga, Camarines Sur, Bicol, Philippines
- 15 Jun 1928 06:12| 6.9 |25km / 16mi|93 anni fa|91km / 56mi| Occidental Mindoro, 42 km SW of Pinamalayan, Philippines
- 23 Oct 1956 08:41| 6.7 |90km / 56mi|65 anni fa|20km / 13mi| South China Sea, 5.1 km NW of Wawa, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines
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