A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Tulunan in Philippines on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.08 km (9 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:04:32 / 11:04 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/19 / 2019-10-24 15:04:32 / October 24, 2019 @ 3:04 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.8669 East, latitude 6.8504 North, depth = 14.08 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000621v. Id of event: us7000621v.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Budta (c. 1 273 700 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Davao (c. 1 212 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Malingao (c. 1 122 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Cotabato (c. 179 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Koronadal (c. 125 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Digos (c. 116 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Samal, Kalamansig, Alabel (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 2 km NNW of Tulunan, Philippines.
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