A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Cortes in Philippines on Friday. The temblor was detected at 09:39:47 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter). 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 146.575 km (91 miles). Global time and date of event 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 09:39:47 / April 4, 2025 @ 9:39 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 146.575 km, 126.284° East, 9.4728° North. Id of earthquake: us6000q3wr. Event ids that are associated: us6000q3wr.
Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taligaman, Surigao, Luna.
Every 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 23 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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