A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Puro Pinget in Philippines. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:33:37 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/12/24 / 2024-12-01 14:33:37 / December 1, 2024 @ 2:33 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000nva5. Event ids that are associated: us7000nva5. Exact location of event, longitude 119.5824 East, latitude 17.661 North, depth = 14.383 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.383 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabugao, Bantay, Vigan (min 5000 pop).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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