A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (153 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:22:23 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jgnf. Id of event: us1000jgnf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 126.4874° East, 3.4234° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/03/19 / 2019-03-08 16:22:23 / March 8, 2019 @ 4:22 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-two 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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