A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 142 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines (88 miles). The temblor was reported at 19:02:22 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/02/18 / 2018-02-24 11:02:22 / February 24, 2018 @ 11:02 am. Exact location, longitude 120.3809° East, latitude 19.7901° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d7d5. Unique identifier: us2000d7d5. 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 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 142 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines.
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