A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km W of Sabtang, Philippines (70 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/04/19 / 2019-04-04 09:59:20 / April 4, 2019 @ 9:59 am UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:59:20 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000ka4n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ka4n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 120.7916° East, latitude 20.3059° North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen 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. 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: 112 km W of Sabtang, Philippines.
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