A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (147 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 126.5989° East, 3.5791° North, depth 68.69 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 68.69 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 08:52:29 / October 25, 2018 @ 8:52 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000i4m1. Unique identifier: us2000i4m1. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:52:29 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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