A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Bobon in Philippines on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 59.41 km, 126.5635° East, 6.6243° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.41 km (37 miles). Global time and date of event 21/08/20 / 2020-08-21 21:50:07 / August 21, 2020 @ 9:50 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000bds1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bds1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 21:50:07 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Lupon (c. 27 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Batobato (c. 9 700 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Sigaboy (c. 8 000 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Tibanbang (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lupon, Manay, Batobato.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km SE of Bobon, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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