A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 127 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (79 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 114.7 km (71 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 10:30:35 / July 17, 2015 @ 10:30 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:30:35 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002y42. Id of event: us20002y42. Exact location, longitude 144.1512° East, latitude 21.4489° North, depth = 114.7 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 127 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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