A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Socorro in Philippines on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72.86 km (45 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.8606 East, latitude 9.5687 North, depth = 72.86 km. The temblor was reported at 05:29:19 / 5:29 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000d4xt. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000d4xt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/01/21 / 2021-01-02 05:29:19 / January 2, 2021 @ 5:29 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nasipit, Bayugan, Aras-asan (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Butuan (c. 309 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Libertad (c. 250 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Bayugan (c. 40 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fifty-four 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km WSW of Socorro, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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