A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 99 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines (62 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 125.6513 East, latitude 4.5224 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 14:12:00 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/05/24 / 2024-05-17 14:12:00 / May 17, 2024 @ 2:12 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0hy. Id of event: us6000n0hy. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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