A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Malisbeng in Philippines on Thursday. 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 504.82 km (314 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000cpui. Id of event: us7000cpui. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/12/20 / 2020-12-10 18:40:26 / December 10, 2020 @ 6:40 pm. The temblor was picked up at 18:40:26 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 124.099° East, latitude 5.6867° North, depth = 504.82 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sebu, Kiamba, Maitum. The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Sebu (c. 21 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Kiamba (c. 11 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Maitum (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 55 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines.
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