A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 170 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (106 miles) on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us7000pcbx. Event ids that are associated: us7000pcbx. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:30:43 / 3:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 67.478 km, 126.5757° East, 4.3366° North. Global time and date of event 08/02/25 / 2025-02-08 15:30:43 / February 8, 2025 @ 3:30 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 67.478 km (42 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 170 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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