A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Linaon in Philippines. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:54:03 / 11:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 122.3376° East, latitude 10.0197° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/04/19 / 2019-04-21 03:54:03 / April 21, 2019 @ 3:54 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us70003emz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003emz.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Iloilo (c. 387 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bago City (c. 150 300 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Kabankalan (c. 136 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from La Carlota (c. 41 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Hinigaran (c. 39 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Binalbagan (c. 38 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Bayawan (c. 36 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Catalina, Cabacungan, Sibalom (min 5000 pop).
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 one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km WNW of Linaon, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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