A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Namuac in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 23:56:45 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 23:56:45 / August 16, 2024 @ 11:56 pm. Exact location, longitude 121.1679° East, latitude 19.2633° North, depth = 35.024 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n7j5. Id of event: us7000n7j5. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.024 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ballesteros, Cabaritan East, Claveria (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Cabaritan East (c. 9 300 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Ballesteros (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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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: 72 km N of Namuac, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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