A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 95 km W of Sabtang, Philippines (59 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.87 km (35 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:56:57 / 7:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 120.9553 East, latitude 20.2853 North, depth = 55.87 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000hhkq. Unique identifier: us2000hhkq. Global time and date of event 12/09/18 / 2018-09-12 11:56:57 / September 12, 2018 @ 11:56 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 95 km W of Sabtang, Philippines.
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