A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Taytayan in Philippines. The epicenter was at a depth of 79.828 km (50 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:44:35 / 11:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000nhrw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nhrw. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/24 / 2024-08-02 23:44:35 / August 2, 2024 @ 11:44 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 126.6703 East, latitude 7.8806 North, depth = 79.828 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Loreto, Barobo, San Ignacio (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from San Mariano (c. 18 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Veruela (c. 18 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Nabunturan (c. 16 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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 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: 24 km NE of Taytayan, Philippines.
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