A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 155 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines (96 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:17:39 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000mzvw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mzvw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/24 / 2024-07-17 19:17:39 / July 17, 2024 @ 7:17 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.799 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.6268 East, latitude 4.2787 North, depth = 11.799 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 155 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines.
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