Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 26 km southwest of Kabankalan, Philippines, on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:44 pm (GMT +8) -
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 16 km depth
13 May 15:55 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 11 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 13, 2022 15:44:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:44 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 16.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.82°N / 122.64°E  (Province of Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 9.82°S / 57.36°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) |
| Nearest volcano | Canlaon (85 km / 53 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (1 mi) SSW of Caningay (Negros Occidental) (pop: 3,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) SW of Tabu (Negros Occidental) (pop: 6,140) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) S of Guiljungan (Negros Occidental) (pop: 14,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SW of Kabankalan (pop: 136,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Sipalay (pop: 24,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) NNE of Asia (Negros Occidental) (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) SW of Suay (Negros Occidental) (pop: 19,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) SW of Himamaylan (Negros Occidental) (pop: 25,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Binalbagan (pop: 38,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 562 km (349 mi) SSE of Manila (National Capital Region) (pop: 1,600,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Moderate Rain  25.5°C (78 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 16 km | Philippines: 001 Km S 32° W of Candoni (Negros Occidental) | PHIVOLCS |
User reports for this quake
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