A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Panganiban in Philippines on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nhk8. Unique identifier: us7000nhk8. Exact location of earthquake, 124.8534° East, 14.2112° North, depth 10 km. 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). The temblor was reported at 21:19:49 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 21:19:49 / October 1, 2024 @ 9:19 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calolbon, Calatagan, Virac. Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). The epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Virac (c. 15 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Calatagan (c. 7 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Pandan (c. 5 100 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Calolbon (c. 5 000 pop).
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 one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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: 69 km ENE of Panganiban, Philippines.
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