A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 92 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (57 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.64 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 20:04:13 / August 2, 2015 @ 8:04 pm. Exact location, longitude 146.606° East, latitude 18.3618° North, depth = 70.64 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:04:13 / 6:04 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10002xc9. Event ids that are associated: us10002xc9.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 92 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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