A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 204 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (127 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 240.21 km (149 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 143.556° East, 21.8885° North, depth 240.21 km. Unique identifier: us10004gf2. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004gf2. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/16 / 2016-01-19 08:44:40 / January 19, 2016 @ 8:44 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 18:44:40 / 6:44 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 204 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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