A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 191 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (119 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 314.75 km (196 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us100033pe. Unique identifier: us100033pe. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:24:30 / 6:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 08:24:30 / August 2, 2015 @ 8:24 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.5195 East, latitude 21.6842 North, depth = 314.75 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 191 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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