A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Lamitan in Philippines. The epicenter was at a depth of 161.63 km (100 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:37:29 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000e1ua. Unique identifier: us1000e1ua. Exact location of earthquake, 125.8061° East, 6.0483° North, depth 161.63 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/05/18 / 2018-05-10 08:37:29 / May 10, 2018 @ 8:37 am.
The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Polomolok (c. 64 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Maluñgun (c. 52 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Alabel (c. 43 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Malita (c. 41 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Lupon (c. 27 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tupi, Lambayong, Tuban.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 12 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines.
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