A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Sabtang in Philippines on Thursday. Unique identifier: us600068pu. Ids that are associated to the event: us600068pu. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.33 km (38 miles). Exact location, longitude 121.9852° East, latitude 19.6708° North, depth = 61.33 km. The temblor was detected at 01:01:55 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/19 / 2019-10-30 17:01:55 / October 30, 2019 @ 5:01 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basco (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 74 km S of Sabtang, Philippines.
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