A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 221 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (137 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 08:42:20 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003pe6. Id of event: us20003pe6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 143.1049 East, latitude 21.6162 North, depth = 307.59 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/09/15 / 2015-09-26 22:42:20 / September 26, 2015 @ 10:42 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 307.59 km (191 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 221 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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