A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (119 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 45.95 km (29 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 126.6787 East, latitude 4.1625 North, depth = 45.95 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/09/20 / 2020-09-14 02:47:49 / September 14, 2020 @ 2:47 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:47:49 / 2:47 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000bmvd. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000bmvd.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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