A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Surigao in Philippines. Exact location of earthquake, 125.5282° East, 9.8542° North, depth 108.49 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/10/19 / 2019-10-27 22:34:06 / October 27, 2019 @ 10:34 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 108.49 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us700063h8. Event ids that are associated: us700063h8. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:34:06 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 8 km (5 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Maasin (c. 18 300 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Magallanes, Sogod, Cabadbaran.
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 8 km NNE of Surigao, Philippines.
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