A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 282 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (175 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:12:32 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10004048. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004048. Global time and date of event 21/11/15 / 2015-11-21 15:12:32 / November 21, 2015 @ 3:12 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 143.6113° East, latitude 22.7869° North, depth = 43.08 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.08 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 282 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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