A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Baculin in Philippines on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58.26 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/02/21 / 2021-02-08 17:33:16 / February 8, 2021 @ 5:33 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000dh3m. Id of event: us6000dh3m. The temblor was picked up at 17:33:16 / 5:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.7851° East, 7.5478° North, depth 58.26 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mati, Nabunturan, Bislig (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from San Mariano (c. 18 700 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Nabunturan (c. 16 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 24 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines.
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