A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Mabua in Philippines. Exact location of earthquake, 125.4087° East, 9.8138° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 22:22:40 / October 1, 2016 @ 10:22 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10006ug3. Event ids that are associated: us10006ug3. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:22:40 / 6:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mabini, Butuan, Libertad (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Butuan (c. 309 700 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Libertad (c. 250 400 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Buenavista (c. 18 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Maasin (c. 18 300 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 3 km W of Mabua, Philippines.
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