A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Mabiton in Philippines on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 21:48:11 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000c0ih. Event ids that are associated: us6000c0ih. Exact location of earthquake, 123.2338° East, 12.8036° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/09/20 / 2020-09-19 21:48:11 / September 19, 2020 @ 9:48 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Camaligan, Bacon, Naga (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from Legaspi (c. 179 500 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Naga (c. 174 900 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Iriga City (c. 94 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sorsogon (c. 82 700 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Polangui (c. 77 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Libon (c. 68 800 pop).
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 4 km SW of Mabiton, Philippines.
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