A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Hinatuan in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.7 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 126.6525° East, 8.5752° North, depth 62.7 km. Unique identifier: us7000ckdm. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000ckdm. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/20 / 2020-11-24 14:17:27 / November 24, 2020 @ 2:17 pm. The temblor was reported at 14:17:27 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (34 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bah-Bah (c. 28 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from San Francisco (c. 18 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Veruela (c. 18 100 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Trento (c. 15 900 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Talacogon (c. 15 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loreto, Talacogon, Taytayan (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 41 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines.
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