A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Malvar in Philippines. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 12:24:20 / January 12, 2020 @ 12:24 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.1386 East, latitude 14.0279 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 20:24:20 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007esq. Id of event: us60007esq.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Manila (c. 10 444 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Quezon City (c. 2 761 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Taguig (c. 644 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Pasig City (c. 617 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Antipolo (c. 549 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Makati City (c. 510 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Balagtas, Guyong, Bulacan.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-five, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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: 2 km SW of Malvar, Philippines.
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