A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Puro Pinget in Philippines on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzzc. Id of event: us7000nzzc. Exact location of earthquake, 119.5562° East, 17.6944° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 06:55:00 / December 19, 2024 @ 6:55 am UTC/GMT. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:55:00 / 6:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabugao, Bantay, Vigan. Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 85 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines.
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