A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Santa Monica in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000ndjn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ndjn. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/24 / 2024-08-21 18:37:31 / August 21, 2024 @ 6:37 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 65.544 km (41 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:37:31 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.2141° East, 10.1518° North, depth 65.544 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cantilan, Luna, Surigao. Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Luna (c. 7 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighteen 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. 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. 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: 24 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines.
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