Multiple Earthquakes Felt in Benguet and Baguio City

On the evening of July 15, 2024, a series of earthquakes were felt in Benguet and Baguio City, causing mild tremors but no reported damages or aftershocks. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), three distinct seismic events were recorded within a span of a little over an hour.

First Earthquake: Kabayan, Benguet

Date/Time: July 15, 2024, at 10:12:08 PM
Location: 16.56°N, 120.88°E – 8 km South 33° East of Kabayan, Benguet
Depth of Focus: 10 km
Origin: Tectonic
Magnitude: Ms 4.5

Reported Intensities:

• Intensity III: Kabayan, Benguet
• Intensity II: Kayapa and Dupax Del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya

Instrumental Intensities:

• Intensity II: Lamut, Ifugao
• Intensity I: Bontoc, Mountain Province

Second Earthquake: Near Baguio City

Date/Time: July 15, 2024, at 11:10:32 PM
Location: 16.55°N, 120.87°E – 33 km North 64° East of Baguio City
Depth of Focus: 9 km
Origin: Tectonic
Magnitude: Ms 2.0

Third Earthquake: Bokod, Benguet

Date/Time: July 15, 2024, at 11:29:02 PM
Location: 16.54°N, 120.88°E – 8 km North 43° East of Bokod, Benguet
Depth of Focus: 6 km
Origin: Tectonic
Magnitude: Ms 2.8

Source: PHIVOLCS