A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Marihatag in Philippines. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 110.77 km (69 miles). Global time and date of event 26/01/20 / 2020-01-26 11:06:51 / January 26, 2020 @ 11:06 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us60007gfp. Event ids that are associated: us60007gfp. Exact location of event, longitude 126.5611 East, latitude 8.7929 North, depth = 110.77 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:06:51 / 7:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Bayugan (c. 40 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Bah-Bah (c. 28 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from San Francisco (c. 18 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Talacogon (c. 15 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bunawan, Talacogon, Cantilan.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 29 km E of Marihatag, Philippines.
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