A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from San Nicolas in Philippines on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000b2fu. Unique identifier: us6000b2fu. Exact location of event, longitude 119.6785 East, latitude 14.7199 North, depth = 35 km. 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 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 23/07/20 / 2020-07-23 04:41:48 / July 23, 2020 @ 4:41 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 04:41:48 / 4:41 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Olongapo (c. 221 200 pop), 93 km (57 miles) from Mariveles (c. 84 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Balanga (c. 73 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Subic (c. 67 700 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Dinalupihan (c. 66 700 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Orion (c. 47 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Orani (c. 44 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pulungmasle, Babo-Pangulo, Santa Cruz (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 49 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines.
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