A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Claveria in Philippines. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/04/19 / 2019-04-15 01:33:01 / April 15, 2019 @ 1:33 am. Unique identifier: us7000364b. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000364b. Exact location of event, depth 17.43 km, 121.0869° East, 19.2698° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.43 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:33:01 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ballesteros, Cabaritan East, Claveria. Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Cabaritan East (c. 9 300 pop), 105 km (66 miles) from Ballesteros (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 73 km N of Claveria, Philippines.
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