A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 99.95 km (62 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000ar69. Event ids that are associated: us7000ar69. Exact location of event, depth 99.95 km, 126.2202° East, 5.1323° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/07/20 / 2020-07-19 08:57:08 / July 19, 2020 @ 8:57 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:57:08 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sarangani (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 89 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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