A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Pondaguitan in Philippines on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 57.11 km, 126.3521° East, 5.8733° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.11 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:52:26 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/17 / 2017-05-28 06:52:26 / May 28, 2017 @ 6:52 am. Id of earthquake: us20009j7v. Event ids that are associated: us20009j7v.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Talagutong (c. 8 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Tibanbang (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tibanbang, Talagutong, Caburan (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 57 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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