A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Cabittaogan in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p02g. Id of event: us7000p02g. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:40:43 / 3:40 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 15:40:43 / December 19, 2024 @ 3:40 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 119.6454 East, latitude 17.6197 North, depth = 22.108 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.108 km (14 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Candon, Cabugao, Bantay. Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Vigan (c. 48 500 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Candon (c. 11 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bantay (c. 10 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Cabugao (c. 6 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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 Cabittaogan, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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