A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 186 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (116 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 53.3 km, 126.5955° East, 4.1598° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53.3 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000ddkj. Event ids that are associated: us6000ddkj. The temblor was picked up at 05:31:49 / 5:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/02/21 / 2021-02-01 05:31:49 / February 1, 2021 @ 5:31 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 186 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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