A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 120 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (75 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002xwc. Id of event: us10002xwc. Exact location of event, longitude 144.1473 East, latitude 21.3635 North, depth = 97.11 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:09:58 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 97.11 km (60 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 03:09:58 / July 15, 2015 @ 3:09 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 120 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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