A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 219 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (136 miles) on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/08/15 / 2015-08-30 01:07:09 / August 30, 2015 @ 1:07 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.33 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 11:07:09 / 11:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 38.33 km, 145.0993° East, 22.5108° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20003is5. Event ids that are associated: us20003is5.
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 219 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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