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8 quakes Mag. 2+
1 quake Mag. 3+
Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
Earthquake activity below average

Latest quakes in or near Sulu Sea - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.1 earthquake Sulu Sea, Iloilo, Western Visayas -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 3.0 Sulu Sea, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 14:57 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Sulu Sea in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Sulu Sea, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Sulu Sea in the past 24 hours.
In the past 7 days, Sulu Sea has had 15 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 7 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.1 Earthquake Sulu Sea, Philippines, 68 km SW of Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas -
Strongest: Mag. 3.0 Earthquake Sulu Sea, Philippines, 29 km S of Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas -
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Latest quakes in or near Sulu Sea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 26, 09:13 am (GMT +8)
Mar 26, 01:13 GMT
2.1

17 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 68 km southwest of Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 04:59 am (Manila)
Mar 25, 20:59 GMT
2.1

33 km
Philippines, 14 km west of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula Info
Mar 25, 09:43 pm (Manila)
Mar 25, 13:43 GMT
2.6

83 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 29 km southwest of Bago City, Western Visayas Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 25, 02:37 am (Kuching)
Mar 24, 18:37 GMT
1.9

10 km
Malaysia, 22 km east of Ranau, Sabah Info
Mar 24, 10:55 pm (Manila)
Mar 24, 14:55 GMT
1.6

13 km
Philippines: 015 km N 66° W of Candoni (Negros Occidental) Info
Mar 24, 11:33 am (Manila)
Mar 24, 03:33 GMT
2.0

6 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 32 km south of Santa Catalina, Central Visayas Info
Mar 24, 11:14 am (Manila)
Mar 24, 03:14 GMT
3.0

16 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 29 km south of Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas
I FELT IT
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Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 03:59 am (Manila)
Mar 23, 19:59 GMT
1.5

28 km
Philippines, 24 km northwest of Mamburao, Western Mindoro, Mimaropa Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 23, 03:23 am (GMT +8)
Mar 22, 19:23 GMT
2.8

19 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 65 km southwest of Tobias Fornier, Western Visayas Info
Mar 23, 12:59 am (Manila)
Mar 22, 16:59 GMT
2.8

2 km
Sulu Sea, Philippines, 33 km west of Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 22, 09:20 pm (Manila)
Mar 22, 13:20 GMT
1.9

25 km
Philippines, 33 km east of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.3 x 109 joules (1.76 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.51 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,100 quakes on average per year in or near Sulu Sea:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.4 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.58 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 31.4 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 177 quakes per year (or 14.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 837 quakes per year (or 70 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per day)
Sulu Sea has a high level of seismic activity. Sulu Sea has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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