A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Maricalom in Philippines. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:53:34 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 43.211 km (27 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000pln7. Event ids that are associated: us6000pln7. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/01/25 / 2025-01-11 20:53:34 / January 11, 2025 @ 8:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 121.857° East, latitude 9.4887° North, depth = 43.211 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Sipalay (c. 24 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Asia (c. 23 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Tuyom (c. 11 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Inayauan (c. 10 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Colipapa (c. 7 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Bacuyangan (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tuyom, Candoni, Inayauan.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 66 km WSW of Maricalom, Philippines.
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