A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Dao in Philippines on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 35.953 km, 125.4043° East, 12.1051° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/04/24 / 2024-04-23 14:29:59 / April 23, 2024 @ 2:29 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.953 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:29:59 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000mv8w. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mv8w.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Catarman, San Policarpio, Calbayog City (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Catbalogan (c. 68 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Calbayog City (c. 67 900 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Catarman (c. 47 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Laoang (c. 16 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Borongan (c. 16 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pambujan (c. 10 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 3 km W of Dao, Philippines.
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