A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 241 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (150 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us200067in. Event ids that are associated: us200067in. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 20:36:00 / June 22, 2016 @ 8:36 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:36:00 / 4:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 126.7304 East, latitude 3.6324 North, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 241 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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