A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Dinagat in Philippines. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/11/17 / 2017-11-12 06:33:52 / November 12, 2017 @ 6:33 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000bm8q. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000bm8q. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:33:52 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 125.5303° East, 9.9422° North, depth 65.36 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 65.36 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hilongos, Bato, Cabadbaran. The epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Maasin (c. 18 300 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Bato (c. 10 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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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: 7 km WSW of Dinagat, Philippines.
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