A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 126.0878 East, latitude 5.234 North, depth = 93.47 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 07:27:41 / July 9, 2016 @ 7:27 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 93.47 km (58 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:27:41 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006263. Id of event: us10006263.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Caburan, Sarangani (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (56 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 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: 71 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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