A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Basco in Philippines on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nzjr. Id of event: us6000nzjr. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/09/24 / 2024-09-27 05:04:50 / September 27, 2024 @ 5:04 am. Exact location of earthquake, 121.5657° East, 19.8755° North, depth 60.954 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60.954 km (38 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:04:50 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basco (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 76 km SSW of Basco, Philippines.
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