A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (153 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 10:26:33 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004flv. Id of event: us10004flv. Exact location of event, longitude 126.9605 East, latitude 3.7513 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/01/16 / 2016-01-13 02:26:33 / January 13, 2016 @ 2:26 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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