A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Lazi in Philippines on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r0mc. Id of event: us6000r0mc. Global time and date of event 14/08/25 / 2025-08-14 08:34:03 / August 14, 2025 @ 8:34 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 08:34:03 / 8:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 541.718 km, 123.9512° East, 9.0125° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 541.718 km (337 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Binuangan, Kauswagan, Barra (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Dumaguete (c. 113 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Dipolog (c. 93 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Tagbilaran City (c. 86 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Dapitan (c. 50 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Oroquieta (c. 39 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Sibulan (c. 28 100 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two 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. 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: 37 km ESE of Lazi, Philippines.
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