A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from General Luna in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.2571 East, latitude 9.8289 North, depth = 35 km. Unique identifier: us1000irzn. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000irzn. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:28:50 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/01/19 / 2019-01-30 09:28:50 / January 30, 2019 @ 9:28 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Luna (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loreto, Tago, Mainit (min 5000 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 11 km ENE of General Luna, Philippines.
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