A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Sigaboy in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 125.9065° East, latitude 6.5686° North, depth = 76.637 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 08:51:04 / January 21, 2025 @ 8:51 am. Id of earthquake: us7000pa4d. Event ids that are associated: us7000pa4d. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 76.637 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:51:04 / 8:51 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carmen, Lun Pequeño, Buayan (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from Davao (c. 1 212 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Panabo (c. 84 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Maluñgun (c. 52 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Samal (c. 43 500 pop).
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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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