A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 137 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (85 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:14:04 / 5:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/20 / 2020-12-14 17:14:04 / December 14, 2020 @ 5:14 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127.85 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 125.9822 East, latitude 4.2745 North, depth = 127.85 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000cr0u. Unique identifier: us7000cr0u. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 137 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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