A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (62 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 01:48:37 / 1:48 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100034c6. Event ids that are associated: us100034c6. The epicenter was at a depth of 64.62 km (40 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 23/08/15 / 2015-08-23 15:48:37 / August 23, 2015 @ 3:48 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 146.5819 East, latitude 14.8191 North, depth = 64.62 km.
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 three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 99 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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