A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 07:14:11 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/06/15 / 2015-06-21 23:14:11 / June 21, 2015 @ 11:14 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10002np8. Event ids that are associated: us10002np8. Exact location, longitude 125.8352° East, latitude 5.1068° North, depth = 123.62 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 123.62 km (77 miles).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Caburan, Pangyan, Sarangani. Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Pangyan (c. 5 300 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 52 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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