A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 76 km NE of San Isidro, Philippines (47 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/03/18 / 2018-03-16 19:01:38 / March 16, 2018 @ 7:01 pm. Event id: us1000d7xy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d7xy. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:01:38 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.5312° East, 10.5408° North, depth 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 76 km NE of San Isidro, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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