A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Casuguran in Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.88 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude 122.8014° East, latitude 15.1202° North, depth = 18.88 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 10:28:15 / February 17, 2025 @ 10:28 am. The temblor was picked up at 10:28:15 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000pe86. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pe86. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 93 km (58 miles) from Jose Pañganiban (c. 21 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Paracale (c. 8 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Patnanungan (c. 6 900 pop). 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 Paracale, Jose Pañganiban, Patnanungan.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 64 km NE of Casuguran, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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