A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/19 / 2019-07-30 13:02:17 / July 30, 2019 @ 1:02 pm. Event id: us600051um. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600051um. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 195.77 km (122 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:02:17 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.2036 East, latitude 5.2438 North, depth = 195.77 km.
Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Glan (c. 24 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Malapatan (c. 19 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Lun Pequeño (c. 11 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Sapu Padidu (c. 9 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Suyan, Caburan, Lun Pequeño (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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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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 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: 33 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines.
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