A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Puro Pinget in Philippines on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/07/24 / 2024-07-29 02:33:40 / July 29, 2024 @ 2:33 am. Id of earthquake: us6000ngkn. Event ids that are associated: us6000ngkn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 119.733 East, latitude 17.8585 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:33:40 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) from Laoag (c. 102 100 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Batac City (c. 53 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from San Nicolas (c. 34 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Laoag, San Nicolas, Batac City. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 69 km WNW of Puro Pinget, Philippines.
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