A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 223 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (139 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 143.0796 East, latitude 21.6219 North, depth = 295.79 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 13:20:58 / November 11, 2015 @ 1:20 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 295.79 km (184 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:20:58 / 11:20 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10003xe9. Event ids that are associated: us10003xe9.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 223 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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