A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 87 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (54 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 85.92 km, 126.5157° East, 5.6458° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:12:22 / 8:12 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 85.92 km (53 miles). Event id: us70008klq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008klq. Global time and date of event 28/03/20 / 2020-03-28 00:12:22 / March 28, 2020 @ 12:12 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 87 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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