A light magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near Samar island, Philippines, shortly after midnight, on Friday, Aug 23, 2024 at 12.01 am local time (Asia/Manila GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 27 km (17 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
Minor magnitude 1.8 earthquake at 27 km depth
EARTHQUAKE DETAILS
Date & time
Aug 22, 2024 16:01:00 UTC – 1 hour 38 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter
Friday, Aug 23, 2024, at 12:01 am (Asia/Manila GMT +8)
Status
Preliminary (automatic detection)
Magnitude
1.8
Depth
Epicenter latitude / longitude
12.01°N / 125.52°E
Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Seismic antipode
12.01°S / 54.48°W
Brazil
Shaking intensity
Not felt
Primary data source
PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)
Nearest volcano
Biliran (120 km / 75 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Light Rain 
28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released
3.2 x 107 joules (8.78 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy
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