A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Tigbaw in Philippines on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/19 / 2019-05-19 22:45:21 / May 19, 2019 @ 10:45 pm. Id of earthquake: us70003ncg. Event ids that are associated: us70003ncg. The temblor was reported at 06:45:21 / 6:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 123.5722° East, 12.0835° North, depth 52.27 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.27 km (32 miles).
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pilar, Tinaan, Donsol (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (20 miles) from Masbate (c. 47 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Bulan (c. 28 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Irosin (c. 20 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Estancia (c. 11 100 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Pilar (c. 10 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Pilar (c. 8 600 pop).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 7 km SSW of Tigbaw, Philippines.
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