A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 193 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (120 miles). Id of earthquake: us100049kr. Event ids that are associated: us100049kr. 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: 26/12/15 / 2015-12-26 02:17:24 / December 26, 2015 @ 2:17 am. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:17:24 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 294.05 km (183 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 143.4086 East, latitude 21.5903 North, depth = 294.05 km.
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-five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 193 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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