A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 153 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (95 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k77r. Id of event: us2000k77r. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 23:52:44 / 11:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/03/19 / 2019-03-23 15:52:44 / March 23, 2019 @ 3:52 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 89.41 km (56 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 125.8418 East, latitude 4.0703 North, depth = 89.41 km.
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 153 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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