A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Osmeña in Philippines. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:03:41 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q1l9. Event ids that are associated: us7000q1l9. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 16:03:41 / May 26, 2025 @ 4:03 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 123.3332° East, 12.6902° North.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Legaspi (c. 179 500 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Iriga City (c. 94 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Sorsogon (c. 82 700 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Polangui (c. 77 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Libon (c. 68 800 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Tabaco (c. 57 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Masbate (c. 47 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Fernando, Caranan, Pasacao. Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 4 km S of Osmeña, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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