A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Basco in Philippines on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.316 km (11 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nidq. Id of event: us6000nidq. Exact location, longitude 121.2348° East, latitude 20.1139° North, depth = 17.316 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/07/24 / 2024-07-23 17:03:41 / July 23, 2024 @ 5:03 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 17:03:41 / 5:03 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basco (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km WSW of Basco, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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