A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from General Luna in Philippines. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005nrm. Id of event: us70005nrm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:10:16 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/09/19 / 2019-09-30 06:10:16 / September 30, 2019 @ 6:10 am. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 126.5298° East, 9.6608° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Tago (c. 6 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Claver (c. 5 900 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Bacuag (c. 5 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bacuag, Aras-asan, Claver (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km ESE of General Luna, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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