A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 23 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (14 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:40:07 / 7:40 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003338. Id of event: us10003338. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/08/15 / 2015-08-18 09:40:07 / August 18, 2015 @ 9:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 246.82 km (153 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.4929° East, latitude 18.9059° North, depth = 246.82 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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