A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 215 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (134 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003461. Unique identifier: us10003461. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 05:28:14 / August 22, 2015 @ 5:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, 143.1026° East, 21.5129° North, depth 316.65 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 316.65 km (197 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 15:28:14 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter).
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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 215 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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