A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Sunday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sarangani in Philippines (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.3147 East, latitude 4.6441 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us70006s54. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006s54. The temblor was reported at 17:12:14 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/12/19 / 2019-12-29 09:12:14 / December 29, 2019 @ 9:12 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sarangani.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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: 85 km S of Sarangani, Philippines.
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