A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Puro Pinget in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 01:09:51 / December 19, 2024 @ 1:09 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nzxl. Unique identifier: us7000nzxl. The temblor was reported at 01:09:51 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 119.6047° East, latitude 17.6609° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Candon (c. 11 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Candon, Cabugao, Bantay.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 80 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines.
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