A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Bagalangit in Philippines. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/12/20 / 2020-12-25 13:24:47 / December 25, 2020 @ 1:24 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:24:47 / 1:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 119.73 km (74 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 120.7951 East, latitude 13.7284 North, depth = 119.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d2yh. Id of event: us6000d2yh.
Epicenter of the event was 99 km (62 miles) from Manila (c. 10 444 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Taguig (c. 644 500 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Pasig City (c. 617 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Makati City (c. 510 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Dasmariñas (c. 441 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Bacoor (c. 357 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Calamba (c. 316 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pasig City, Manila, Sablayan. Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 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: 9 km WNW of Bagalangit, Philippines.
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