A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Santa Maria in Philippines. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.449 km (8 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:57:17 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pfu1. Id of event: us6000pfu1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.1275 East, latitude 8.0651 North, depth = 13.449 km. Global time and date of event 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 01:57:17 / December 27, 2024 @ 1:57 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hinatuan, Bislig, Baganga. Event epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Baganga (c. 10 100 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Hinatuan (c. 10 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Taytayan (c. 6 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Cateel (c. 6 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Lingig (c. 6 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Kinablangan (c. 5 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 75 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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