A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Santa Maria in Philippines. Exact location of earthquake, 126.7011° East, 8.0742° North, depth 78.118 km. Id of earthquake: us6000nhxt. Event ids that are associated: us6000nhxt. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 78.118 km (49 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/08/24 / 2024-08-03 17:12:59 / August 3, 2024 @ 5:12 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:12:59 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loreto, Lianga, Montevista (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Veruela (c. 18 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Trento (c. 15 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bunawan (c. 15 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 29 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines.
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