A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Tutubigan in Philippines on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 14:41:13 / 2:41 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/19 / 2019-04-23 06:41:13 / April 23, 2019 @ 6:41 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.3 km (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 125.1778° East, 11.7496° North, depth 56.3 km. Event id: us70003ak7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003ak7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Panalanoy (c. 189 100 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Catbalogan (c. 68 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Calbayog City (c. 67 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Palo (c. 17 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Carigara (c. 17 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Laoang (c. 16 700 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Tanauan (c. 16 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tabango, Guiuan, Kampokpok.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 16 km SE of Tutubigan, Philippines.
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