A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 153 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (95 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/09/15 / 2015-09-02 10:41:02 / September 2, 2015 @ 10:41 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.03 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20003fnp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003fnp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 146.0735° East, 21.3795° North, depth 35.03 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:41:02 / 8:41 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 153 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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