A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (81 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 75.2 km (47 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:42:04 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000b21p. Event ids that are associated: us2000b21p. Exact location of event, longitude 126.9641 East, latitude 5.4689 North, depth = 75.2 km. Global time and date of event 30/09/17 / 2017-09-30 21:42:04 / September 30, 2017 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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