A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Makilala in Philippines on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 02:38:37 / 2:38 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000623t. Id of event: us7000623t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.22 km (11 miles). Exact location, longitude 125.0739° East, latitude 6.8467° North, depth = 18.22 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/11/19 / 2019-11-01 18:38:37 / November 1, 2019 @ 6:38 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maramag, Upi, South Upi. Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Budta (c. 1 273 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Davao (c. 1 212 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Malingao (c. 1 122 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Cotabato (c. 179 400 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Koronadal (c. 125 500 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 11 km SSW of Makilala, Philippines.
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