A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 217 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (135 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/08/15 / 2015-08-29 13:28:34 / August 29, 2015 @ 1:28 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 58.67 km (36 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:28:34 / 11:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 144.9357° East, latitude 22.5039° North, depth = 58.67 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us100035zl. Unique identifier: us100035zl.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 217 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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