A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Pasuquin in Philippines on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 12:00:15 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.548 km (19 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000my99. Unique identifier: us7000my99. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 120.3868 East, latitude 18.3101 North, depth = 30.548 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/07/24 / 2024-07-10 12:00:15 / July 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm.
Epicenter of the event was 25 km (16 miles) from Laoag (c. 102 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Batac City (c. 53 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from San Nicolas (c. 34 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Bacarra (c. 9 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vigan, Bantay, Claveria. Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 24 km W of Pasuquin, Philippines.
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