A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 29 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (18 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 144.9634 East, latitude 20.7946 North, depth = 116.88 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 116.88 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:27:20 / 6:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002we8. Id of event: us20002we8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 20:27:20 / July 9, 2015 @ 8:27 pm UTC/GMT.
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 five 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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