A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (137 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 127.0211° East, 4.1483° North, depth 41.41 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20005j07. Unique identifier: us20005j07. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:28:09 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/04/16 / 2016-04-16 13:28:09 / April 16, 2016 @ 1:28 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 41.41 km (26 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 221 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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