A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Boston in Philippines. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.411 East, latitude 7.908 North, depth = 88.165 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/24 / 2024-08-03 02:19:18 / August 3, 2024 @ 2:19 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 88.165 km (55 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8mc. Id of event: us7000n8mc. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:19:18 / 2:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Tagum (c. 233 300 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from New Corella (c. 20 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Manay (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabayangan, Pandasan, Santo Niño (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 6 km NE of Boston, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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