A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Aras-asan in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 127.1369° East, 8.7904° North, depth 9.505 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/10/24 / 2024-10-14 23:42:51 / October 14, 2024 @ 11:42 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nyqm. Id of event: us6000nyqm. The temblor was detected at 23:42:51 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.505 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (57 miles) from Aras-asan (c. 5 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aras-asan (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and five 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 quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines.
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