A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 161 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (100 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:12:00 / 9:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/05/17 / 2017-05-24 13:12:00 / May 24, 2017 @ 1:12 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008wne. Id of event: us10008wne. The epicenter was at a depth of 74.06 km (46 miles). Exact location of event, depth 74.06 km, 127.4392° East, 5.6301° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 161 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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