A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 175 km S of Sarangani, Philippines (109 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:28:42 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008mss. Id of event: us70008mss. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 125.1563° East, 3.8471° North. 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). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/20 / 2020-03-31 09:28:42 / March 31, 2020 @ 9:28 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 175 km S of Sarangani, Philippines.
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