A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Sangay in Philippines on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 37.18 km, 123.786° East, 6.2718° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/11/18 / 2018-11-12 14:55:03 / November 12, 2018 @ 2:55 pm. Unique identifier: us1000hqu6. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hqu6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:55:03 / 10:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.18 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 99 km (61 miles) from Isulan (c. 31 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Laguilayan (c. 17 800 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Maganoy (c. 17 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Kalamansig (c. 12 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from South Upi (c. 12 500 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Kiamba (c. 11 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Upi (c. 9 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isulan, Maganoy, Kiamba (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 34 km SW of Sangay, Philippines.
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