A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Caburan in Philippines. Id of earthquake: us7000pyz0. Event ids that are associated: us7000pyz0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:30:23 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 125.8215° East, 5.7336° North, depth 143.696 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/05/25 / 2025-05-13 12:30:23 / May 13, 2025 @ 12:30 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 143.696 km (89 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from General Santos (c. 679 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Maluñgun (c. 52 200 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Alabel (c. 43 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Malita (c. 41 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Glan (c. 24 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Malapatan (c. 19 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Silway 7, Maasin, Malandag (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 28 km SE of Caburan, Philippines.
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