A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Barcelona in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 03:45:58 / 3:45 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ndaq. Id of event: us7000ndaq. Exact location of event, longitude 127.2163 East, latitude 8.2612 North, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/08/24 / 2024-08-20 03:45:58 / August 20, 2024 @ 3:45 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lingig. Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Lingig (c. 6 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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