A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Mangili in Philippines. Unique identifier: us6000nzar. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nzar. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 149.708 km (93 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.9271 East, latitude 5.9232 North, depth = 149.708 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 09:58:04 / October 17, 2024 @ 9:58 am. The temblor was picked up at 09:58:04 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Maluñgun (c. 52 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Alabel (c. 43 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Malita (c. 41 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Glan (c. 24 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Malapatan (c. 19 400 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Santa Maria (c. 16 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Malalag, Silway 7, La Union.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 28 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines.
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