A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Cabiraoan in Philippines. The temblor was reported at 20:51:00 / 8:51 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us200061qp. Event ids that are associated: us200061qp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.73 km (30 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/05/16 / 2016-05-30 12:51:00 / May 30, 2016 @ 12:51 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 122.7126° East, 17.8409° North, depth 47.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Ana, Gonzaga (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Gonzaga (c. 7 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Santa Ana (c. 6 300 pop).
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 two 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 85 km SE of Cabiraoan, Philippines.
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