A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (119 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000cl7s. Unique identifier: us2000cl7s. Exact location of event, depth 34.21 km, 126.8816° East, 4.3937° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 14:06:13 / January 6, 2018 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.21 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:06:13 / 10:06 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fifty-nine 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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