A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 215 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (134 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/07/15 / 2015-07-01 12:58:16 / July 1, 2015 @ 12:58 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002xqw. Unique identifier: us20002xqw. Exact location of earthquake, 143.1499° East, 21.588° North, depth 324.86 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 324.86 km (202 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 22:58:16 / 10:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 215 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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