A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 115 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines (71 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.403 East, latitude 4.9444 North, depth = 77.65 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.65 km (48 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:44:13 / 9:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000d9nl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d9nl. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/03/18 / 2018-03-20 13:44:13 / March 20, 2018 @ 1:44 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 115 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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