A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 173 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (107 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/10/18 / 2018-10-20 12:44:23 / October 20, 2018 @ 12:44 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124.51 km (77 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:44:23 / 8:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.8373 East, latitude 3.8826 North, depth = 124.51 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hgy1. Id of event: us1000hgy1.
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 twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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