A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 04:05:01 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/04/25 / 2025-04-09 04:05:01 / April 9, 2025 @ 4:05 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.032 km (48 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.1605 East, latitude 5.4483 North, depth = 78.032 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000puhj. Unique identifier: us7000puhj.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caburan, Sarangani. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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