A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from San Francisco in Philippines. The temblor was picked up at 05:36:35 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000qi79. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qi79. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 125.3254° East, 9.9984° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 05:36:35 / May 23, 2025 @ 5:36 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abuyog, Mabini, Dapa (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Surigao (c. 87 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Maasin (c. 18 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Abuyog (c. 15 600 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Bato (c. 10 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 19 km ESE of San Francisco, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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