A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Baculin in Philippines on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/21 / 2021-01-03 12:45:29 / January 3, 2021 @ 12:45 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000d81c. Event ids that are associated: us6000d81c. Exact location of event, longitude 127.1691 East, latitude 7.3832 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:45:29 / 12:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cateel, Taytayan, San Ignacio (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Baganga (c. 10 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Taytayan (c. 6 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Cateel (c. 6 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from San Ignacio (c. 6 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Kinablangan (c. 5 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 65 km E of Baculin, Philippines.
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