A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Sabtang in Philippines on Thursday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:21:41 / 4:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005dzk. Id of event: us10005dzk. Exact location of event, longitude 121.8431 East, latitude 20.2982 North, depth = 25.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.1 km (16 miles). Global time and date of event 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 08:21:41 / May 5, 2016 @ 8:21 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Basco (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Event epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. 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: 5 km SW of Sabtang, Philippines.
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