A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Manay in Philippines. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009anq. Id of event: us60009anq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:08:30 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/04/20 / 2020-04-16 02:08:30 / April 16, 2020 @ 2:08 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 127.2412 East, latitude 6.975 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from San Ignacio (c. 6 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Ignacio, Manay (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km ESE of Manay, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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