A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 18 km E of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (11 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.99 km (34 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.8393° East, latitude 18.738° North, depth = 53.99 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003rwi. Event ids that are associated: us10003rwi. Global time and date of event 20/10/15 / 2015-10-20 00:46:24 / October 20, 2015 @ 12:46 am UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:46:24 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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. 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: 18 km E of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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