A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Itbayat in Philippines. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:16:57 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004w50. Id of event: us60004w50. Exact location of event, depth 9.13 km, 121.8685° East, 20.8037° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.13 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/07/19 / 2019-07-26 20:16:57 / July 26, 2019 @ 8:16 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Basco (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 41 km (25 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 3 km ENE of Itbayat, Philippines.
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