A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Itbayat in Philippines on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:52:57 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 04/08/19 / 2019-08-04 01:52:57 / August 4, 2019 @ 1:52 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600052ym. Id of event: us600052ym. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 121.6526° East, 20.9415° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basco.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 26 km NW of Itbayat, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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