A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Tarragona in Philippines on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 173.921 km (108 miles). 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 08:46:43 / 8:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/08/24 / 2024-08-04 08:46:43 / August 4, 2024 @ 8:46 am. Event id: us6000ni12. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ni12. Exact location of earthquake, 126.5556° East, 6.9895° North, depth 173.921 km.
The epicenter was 38 km (23 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Samal (c. 43 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Lupon (c. 27 200 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from San Mariano (c. 18 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nabunturan, Samal, Compostela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 13 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines.
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