A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Pagudpud in Philippines. Id of earthquake: us7000nvpy. Event ids that are associated: us7000nvpy. Exact location of event, depth 69.997 km, 120.8973° East, 18.5018° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 18:54:45 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 69.997 km (43 miles). Global time and date of event 03/12/24 / 2024-12-03 18:54:45 / December 3, 2024 @ 6:54 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Laoag (c. 102 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Batac City (c. 53 500 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from San Nicolas (c. 34 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Aparri (c. 33 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Magapit, Aguiguican (c. 13 700 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Magapit (c. 11 200 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Claveria (c. 10 600 pop), 115 km (72 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bantay, Piat, Magapit, Aguiguican (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 13 km ESE of Pagudpud, Philippines.
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