A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from San Benito in Philippines on Friday. Exact location, longitude 125.9603° East, latitude 10.013° North, depth = 61.97 km. The temblor was reported at 04:01:48 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000mx64. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mx64. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 04:01:48 / July 5, 2024 @ 4:01 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.97 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Luna (c. 7 800 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Kitcharao (c. 7 200 pop). Nearby 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 Cantilan, Kitcharao, Alegria.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 7 km NW of San Benito, Philippines.
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