A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Biao in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 125.5398° East, 7.1699° North, depth 34.09 km. The temblor was reported at 01:33:25 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.09 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10003vb6. Event ids that are associated: us10003vb6. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/11/15 / 2015-11-06 17:33:25 / November 6, 2015 @ 5:33 pm.
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mailag, Badak, Banisilan (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 13 km (8 miles) from Davao (c. 1 212 500 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Tagum (c. 233 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Panabo (c. 84 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Valencia (c. 83 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Kidapawan (c. 79 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 2 km ENE of Biao, Philippines.
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