A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Pondaguitan in Philippines on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/12/16 / 2016-12-13 06:05:01 / December 13, 2016 @ 6:05 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 126.64 km, 126.7024° East, 6.2826° North. The temblor was reported at 14:05:01 / 2:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126.64 km (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us200080ef. Ids that are associated to the event: us200080ef.
Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Batobato (c. 9 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Sigaboy (c. 8 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tibanbang (c. 7 800 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from San Ignacio (c. 6 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from La Union (c. 5 200 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Ignacio, Mati, Batobato.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 58 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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