A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 84 km S of Sabtang, Philippines (52 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:22:52 / 2:22 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/18 / 2018-07-22 06:22:52 / July 22, 2018 @ 6:22 am. Exact location of earthquake, 121.743° East, 19.5787° North, depth 42.52 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000gb2g. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000gb2g. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.52 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 84 km S of Sabtang, Philippines.
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