A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Cabatuan in Philippines on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000ng63. Event ids that are associated: us6000ng63. Exact location of event, longitude 125.5192 East, latitude 12.87 North, depth = 33.193 km. The temblor was picked up at 14:50:49 / 2:50 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/07/24 / 2024-07-16 14:50:49 / July 16, 2024 @ 2:50 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33.193 km (21 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Laoang (c. 16 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pambujan (c. 10 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Dolores (c. 9 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Gamay (c. 9 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Oras (c. 9 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Palapag (c. 8 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dolores, Mondragon, Oras (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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