A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 194 km N of Pandan, Philippines (121 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 38.99 km (24 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:02:55 / 2:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 124.3974° East, 15.7884° North, depth 38.99 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000axm5. Id of event: us1000axm5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/10/17 / 2017-10-21 18:02:55 / October 21, 2017 @ 6:02 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 194 km N of Pandan, Philippines.
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