A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Palauig in Philippines. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:45:44 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 119.1481° East, 15.2812° North, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2dj. Id of event: us6000r2dj. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/25 / 2025-07-31 04:45:44 / July 31, 2025 @ 4:45 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (56 miles) from Masinloc (c. 28 000 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Iba (c. 26 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Amuñgan (c. 12 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Taltal (c. 5 400 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taltal, Masinloc, Iba.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 82 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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