A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 162 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines (101 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 16:47:29 / May 22, 2016 @ 4:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.7621 East, latitude 4.7188 North, depth = 98.64 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.64 km (61 miles). Event id: us20005yjn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005yjn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 00:47:29 / 12:47 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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