A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 95 km SSW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (59 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 13:59:48 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 144.4725° East, 19.7742° North, depth 494.02 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 494.02 km (307 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10002xwg. Unique identifier: us10002xwg. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 03:59:48 / July 15, 2015 @ 3:59 am. 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 95 km SSW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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