A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Pilar in Philippines. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 07:46:48 / October 5, 2024 @ 7:46 am. Unique identifier: us7000nmwu. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nmwu. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:46:48 / 7:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.4596 East, latitude 9.97 North, depth = 10.418 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.418 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Claver, Cantilan, Socorro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Claver (c. 5 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 41 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines.
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