A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Gadung in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 600.43 km (373 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/18 / 2018-05-15 12:00:59 / May 15, 2018 @ 12:00 pm. The temblor was reported at 20:00:59 / 8:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 123.7746° East, 6.8636° North, depth 600.43 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e5ey. Id of event: us1000e5ey.
Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Budta (c. 1 273 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Malingao (c. 1 122 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Cotabato (c. 179 400 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Parang (c. 44 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Midsayap (c. 32 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Pagaluñgan (c. 31 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Buayan, Libungan, Midsayap (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 27 km WNW of Gadung, Philippines.
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