A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Puro Pinget in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 119.6493° East, 17.6413° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 07:37:09 / December 22, 2024 @ 7:37 am. Id of earthquake: us7000p0pp. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0pp. The temblor was reported at 07:37:09 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Candon, Cabugao, Bantay (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Candon (c. 11 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 75 km W of Puro Pinget, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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