A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 173 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines (107 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/03/16 / 2016-03-23 19:04:21 / March 23, 2016 @ 7:04 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 123.332° East, 4.901° North, depth 567.06 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 567.06 km (352 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:04:21 / 3:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005c2x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005c2x.
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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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