A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Claveria in Philippines on Sunday. Event id: us70003k0v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003k0v. The temblor was reported at 18:00:01 / 6:00 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/19 / 2019-05-12 10:00:01 / May 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 121.1144° East, 19.228° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Cabaritan East (c. 9 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabaritan East, Claveria (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km N of Claveria, Philippines.
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