A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 227 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (141 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10003xug. Unique identifier: us10003xug. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 143.0225 East, latitude 21.598 North, depth = 307.03 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:38:49 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 02:38:49 / November 9, 2015 @ 2:38 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 307.03 km (191 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 227 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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