A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Balogo in Philippines on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 10:43:28 / August 12, 2016 @ 10:43 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.85 km (28 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:43:28 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10006d9v. Event ids that are associated: us10006d9v. Exact location, longitude 123.1652° East, latitude 10.1174° North, depth = 44.85 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bacong, Colipapa, Ungca. Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Cebu City (c. 798 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Bacolod City (c. 454 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Mansilingan (c. 454 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Iloilo (c. 387 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Lapu-Lapu City (c. 350 500 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Mandaue City (c. 331 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Toledo (c. 156 900 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 0 km WNW of Balogo, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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