A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km SE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (72 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 34.99 km, 146.0296° East, 13.475° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200041hf. Id of event: us200041hf. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.99 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:10:44 / 11:10 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/11/15 / 2015-11-03 01:10:44 / November 3, 2015 @ 1:10 am.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 116 km SE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands.
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