A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 234 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (145 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:40:34 / 3:40 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/19 / 2019-02-03 19:40:34 / February 3, 2019 @ 7:40 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 126.7358° East, 3.71° North, depth 42.43 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000jn8j. Event ids that are associated: us2000jn8j. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.43 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 234 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines.
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