A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 143 km NNW of Burgos, Philippines (89 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 14:40:53 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 120.1362 East, latitude 19.714 North, depth = 21.52 km. Event id: us10005e7s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e7s. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/05/16 / 2016-05-06 06:40:53 / May 6, 2016 @ 6:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.52 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 seven 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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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. 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: 143 km NNW of Burgos, Philippines.
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