A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines (68 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 127.5399° East, 7.8477° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 06:05:59 / 6:05 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10007rg3. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007rg3. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/16 / 2016-12-20 21:05:59 / December 20, 2016 @ 9:05 pm UTC/GMT.
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. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 110 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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