A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 67 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.5165 East, latitude 21.0272 North, depth = 123.27 km. Event id: us10002wx1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002wx1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 13/07/15 / 2015-07-13 04:36:38 / July 13, 2015 @ 4:36 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 14:36:38 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 123.27 km (77 miles).
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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