A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines (116 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us10003yg9. Event ids that are associated: us10003yg9. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:16:24 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 104.52 km (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 104.52 km, 127.3142° East, 5.1211° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/15 / 2015-11-15 04:16:24 / November 15, 2015 @ 4:16 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 186 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines.
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