A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Basco in Philippines on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.555 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude 121.3498° East, latitude 20.1111° North, depth = 19.555 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 23/04/24 / 2024-04-23 12:55:11 / April 23, 2024 @ 12:55 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:55:11 / 12:55 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mt6s. Unique identifier: us6000mt6s.
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Basco (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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: 74 km WSW of Basco, Philippines.
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