A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Tagbak in Philippines. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:47:04 / 5:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 120.0938° East, 13.6889° North, depth 34.359 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.359 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000n8xx. Unique identifier: us6000n8xx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/06/24 / 2024-06-23 05:47:04 / June 23, 2024 @ 5:47 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 93 km (58 miles) from Mariveles (c. 84 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Nasugbu (c. 62 900 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Balayan (c. 50 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Taal (c. 39 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Calaca (c. 37 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Mamburao (c. 23 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ternate, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Mariveles (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 16 km S of Tagbak, Philippines.
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