A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 22 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (14 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 198.31 km (123 miles). Global time and date of event 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 14:45:23 / September 16, 2015 @ 2:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20003jzg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003jzg. Exact location of event, depth 198.31 km, 145.6423° East, 18.5686° North. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:45:23 / 12:45 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 22 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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