A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 242 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (150 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 67.65 km (42 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:32:18 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 126.7548° East, latitude 3.6301° North, depth = 67.65 km. Unique identifier: us6000dees. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000dees. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/01/21 / 2021-01-27 11:32:18 / January 27, 2021 @ 11:32 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 242 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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