A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from San Pedro in Philippines. The temblor was detected at 14:25:23 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 165.283 km, 126.4696° East, 7.2731° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/08/24 / 2024-08-05 14:25:23 / August 5, 2024 @ 2:25 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 165.283 km (103 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000n90i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n90i.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Tagum (c. 233 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Panabo (c. 84 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Samal (c. 43 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Libertad, Tubod, Alejal (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 9 km SW of San Pedro, Philippines.
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