A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Casuguran in Philippines on Tuesday. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:16:45 / 11:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/09/24 / 2024-09-03 23:16:45 / September 3, 2024 @ 11:16 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.016 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000npkr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000npkr. Exact location of earthquake, 122.6185° East, 14.8725° North, depth 28.016 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Daet (c. 78 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Jose Pañganiban (c. 21 200 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Calauag (c. 20 800 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Labo (c. 18 100 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Mercedes (c. 17 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Santa Elena (c. 14 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Vinzons (c. 13 600 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alabat, Calauag, Quezon.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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: 31 km ENE of Casuguran, Philippines.
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