A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Claveria in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.451 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 03:31:19 / 3:31 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/05/24 / 2024-05-16 03:31:19 / May 16, 2024 @ 3:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 29.451 km, 121.0049° East, 18.9847° North. Id of earthquake: us6000n0gx. Event ids that are associated: us6000n0gx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Bacarra (c. 9 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Cabaritan East (c. 9 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Pasuquin (c. 5 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Ballesteros (c. 5 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Vintar (c. 5 300 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vintar, Bacarra, Ballesteros.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 42 km N of Claveria, Philippines.
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