A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 136 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (85 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 14:54:23 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.79 km (51 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 126.3517° East, latitude 4.5436° North, depth = 81.79 km. Unique identifier: us10005gc3. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005gc3. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/16 / 2016-05-01 06:54:23 / May 1, 2016 @ 6:54 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 136 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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