A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Sabtang in Philippines on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/18 / 2018-05-14 15:12:19 / May 14, 2018 @ 3:12 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:12:19 / 11:12 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000e4r5. Event ids that are associated: us1000e4r5. Exact location, longitude 121.2758° East, latitude 19.9664° North, depth = 30.54 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.54 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Basco (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 74 km WSW of Sabtang, Philippines.
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