A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Siocon in Philippines on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:41:09 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000plrc. Event ids that are associated: us6000plrc. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 122.0595° East, 7.6743° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/25 / 2025-01-23 03:41:09 / January 23, 2025 @ 3:41 am.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Buug, City of Isabela, Malangas. Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Zamboanga (c. 457 600 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from City of Isabela (c. 67 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Recodo (c. 42 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Ipil (c. 19 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Sangali (c. 14 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Labuan (c. 12 900 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Titay (c. 11 500 pop).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 9 km WSW of Siocon, Philippines.
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