A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 215 km SE of Tabiauan, Philippines (134 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 123.0299° East, 4.451° North, depth 571.25 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 571.25 km (355 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:41:51 / 3:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 07:41:51 / December 16, 2019 @ 7:41 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us60006s2g. Event ids that are associated: us60006s2g.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 215 km SE of Tabiauan, Philippines.
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