A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 103 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines (64 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:12:40 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 02:12:40 / December 19, 2024 @ 2:12 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 119.3882 East, latitude 17.7739 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000nzxx. Event ids that are associated: us7000nzxx.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 103 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines.
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