A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 170 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines (106 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 330.63 km, 124.5531° East, 4.1558° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:37:05 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 330.63 km (205 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 18:37:05 / August 6, 2019 @ 6:37 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600051i3. Id of event: us600051i3.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 170 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines.
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