A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 112 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (70 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:40:09 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127.72 km (79 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000700s. Event ids that are associated: us7000700s. Exact location of event, longitude 126.9842 East, latitude 5.7411 North, depth = 127.72 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 02:40:09 / January 15, 2020 @ 2:40 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 112 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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