A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 206 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines (128 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/05/19 / 2019-05-03 22:46:13 / May 3, 2019 @ 10:46 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003ghk. Id of event: us70003ghk. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:46:13 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.0613 East, latitude 4.4401 North, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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