A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 123 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines (76 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 05:33:35 / January 7, 2018 @ 5:33 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:33:35 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 127.6076° East, 6.8637° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000cl9p. Unique identifier: us2000cl9p.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 123 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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