A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Katubao in Philippines on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 333.34 km, 124.8063° East, 5.6065° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 333.34 km (207 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 24/11/17 / 2017-11-24 15:23:16 / November 24, 2017 @ 3:23 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000btyc. Unique identifier: us2000btyc. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:23:16 / 11:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Polomolok (c. 64 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Bañga (c. 58 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Maluñgun (c. 52 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Alabel (c. 43 300 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Surallah (c. 31 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Glan (c. 24 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carpenter, Tampakan, Santo Niño (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 31 km S of Katubao, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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