A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 42 km N of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/08/15 / 2015-08-29 03:53:23 / August 29, 2015 @ 3:53 am. Exact location of event, depth 123.55 km, 145.6645° East, 19.15° North. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:53:23 / 1:53 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us100035y3. Unique identifier: us100035y3. The epicenter was at a depth of 123.55 km (77 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 42 km N of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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