A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Loreto in Philippines. The temblor was reported at 08:03:21 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004ur3. Id of event: us10004ur3. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 00:03:21 / March 2, 2016 @ 12:03 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 106.32 km (66 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 125.9604° East, 10.4123° North, depth 106.32 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Guiuan (c. 11 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Luna (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Placer, Luna, Socorro (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km E of Loreto, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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