A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines. Exact location, longitude 125.2086° East, latitude 4.7359° North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nny2. Id of event: us6000nny2. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 01/09/24 / 2024-09-01 00:49:26 / September 1, 2024 @ 12:49 am UTC/GMT. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:49:26 / 12:49 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sarangani (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 79 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines.
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