A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Masbate in Philippines. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.022 km (7 miles). Event id: us6000nwua. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nwua. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:26:36 / 5:26 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/24 / 2024-10-06 05:26:36 / October 6, 2024 @ 5:26 am. Exact location of event, longitude 123.6419 East, latitude 12.4167 North, depth = 12.022 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Malilipot, Libon, Bacacay. Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Legaspi (c. 179 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Sorsogon (c. 82 700 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Polangui (c. 77 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Libon (c. 68 800 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Masbate (c. 47 500 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Malilipot (c. 33 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Bulan (c. 28 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel the quake?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 5 km NNE of Masbate, Philippines.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply