A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 133 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines (83 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 79.64 km (49 miles). Id of earthquake: us20007dna. Event ids that are associated: us20007dna. The temblor was reported at 10:41:02 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/10/16 / 2016-10-03 02:41:02 / October 3, 2016 @ 2:41 am. Exact location of event, depth 79.64 km, 126.5619° East, 4.9178° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 133 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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