A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 122 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (76 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/04/18 / 2018-04-26 18:07:15 / April 26, 2018 @ 6:07 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.64 km (37 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:07:15 / 2:07 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dsvc. Unique identifier: us1000dsvc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 127.2012 East, latitude 5.9399 North, depth = 59.64 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 122 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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