A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Casuguran in Philippines. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:05:02 / 3:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mytn. Id of event: us7000mytn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 15:05:02 / July 5, 2024 @ 3:05 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.277 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 122.7034 East, latitude 15.0543 North, depth = 31.277 km.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Batobalane, Polillo, Paracale (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Jose Pañganiban (c. 21 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Paracale (c. 8 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Patnanungan (c. 6 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Polillo (c. 5 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Batobalane (c. 5 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 51 km NE of Casuguran, Philippines.
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