A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Pondaguitan in Philippines. The temblor was detected at 20:55:18 / 8:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.8054° East, 6.2764° North, depth 107.23 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.23 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 02/01/18 / 2018-01-02 12:55:18 / January 2, 2018 @ 12:55 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bz07. Id of event: us1000bz07.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mati, La Union, Sigaboy (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Sigaboy (c. 8 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Tibanbang (c. 7 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from La Union (c. 5 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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