A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Santa Maria in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85.56 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.6947 East, latitude 8.0501 North, depth = 85.56 km. Unique identifier: us6000nhrc. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nhrc. The temblor was reported at 23:05:32 / 11:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/24 / 2024-08-02 23:05:32 / August 2, 2024 @ 11:05 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manay, Manat, Nabunturan (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 46 km (28 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Veruela (c. 18 100 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Nabunturan (c. 16 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 28 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines.
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