A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 96 km NW of Cabra, Philippines (60 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:44:38 / 6:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000aup8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aup8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 119.3281° East, latitude 14.3966° North, depth = 33.47 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.47 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 15/10/17 / 2017-10-15 10:44:38 / October 15, 2017 @ 10:44 am UTC/GMT.
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 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 96 km NW of Cabra, Philippines.
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