A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 128 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines (80 miles). Exact location, longitude 125.0526° East, latitude 4.315° North, depth = 68.04 km. Id of earthquake: us70008j2u. Event ids that are associated: us70008j2u. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68.04 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 15:28:02 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/20 / 2020-03-31 07:28:02 / March 31, 2020 @ 7:28 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 128 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines.
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