A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Barcelona in Philippines on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 20:39:37 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 20:39:37 / May 3, 2025 @ 8:39 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000q06t. Event ids that are associated: us7000q06t. Exact location of earthquake, 127.1155° East, 8.3638° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (56 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Hinatuan (c. 10 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Lingig (c. 6 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bislig, Hinatuan, Lingig.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 78 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines.
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