A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Kiblawan in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70006u6t. Unique identifier: us70006u6t. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 125.2188° East, 6.6195° North. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:30:33 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 16:30:33 / December 17, 2019 @ 4:30 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Davao (c. 1 212 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Koronadal (c. 125 500 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Panabo (c. 84 700 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Kidapawan (c. 79 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sigaboy, Lupon, Panabo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 2 km WNW of Kiblawan, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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