A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Tingloy in Philippines on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 168.38 km (105 miles). Global time and date of event 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 11:13:42 / August 6, 2019 @ 11:13 am UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:13:42 / 7:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 120.8632 East, latitude 13.6346 North, depth = 168.38 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600051a7. Id of event: us600051a7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (48 miles) from Dasmariñas (c. 441 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Bacoor (c. 357 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Calamba (c. 316 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from San Pedro (c. 270 200 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Batangas (c. 237 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Lucena (c. 228 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Santa Rosa (c. 216 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lumbang, Mariveles, Gloria (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km SSW of Tingloy, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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