A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Barahan in Philippines on Monday. 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). Global time and date of event 27/01/25 / 2025-01-27 16:13:05 / January 27, 2025 @ 4:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 120.9626° East, latitude 13.0295° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 16:13:05 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pbi0. Event ids that are associated: us7000pbi0.
The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Batangas (c. 237 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San Jose (c. 118 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Calapan (c. 66 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Pinamalayan (c. 43 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Taal (c. 39 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Banaybanay (c. 39 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Banaybanay, Taal, Taysan.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km E of Barahan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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