A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 120 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (75 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.37 km (38 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 03:21:39 / July 15, 2015 @ 3:21 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us10002xwf. Unique identifier: us10002xwf. Exact location of earthquake, 144.1241° East, 21.3479° North, depth 61.37 km. The temblor was picked up at 13:21:39 / 1:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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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