A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 277 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines (172 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:18:24 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j7wi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j7wi. Exact location, longitude 122.9178° East, latitude 3.7416° North, depth = 542.33 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/19 / 2019-01-06 19:18:24 / January 6, 2019 @ 7:18 pm UTC/GMT. 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 542.33 km (337 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 277 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines.
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