A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 130 km SW of Ngulu, Micronesia (81 miles) on Friday. Event id: us10004rrr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004rrr. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 142.37 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 136.6191° East, latitude 7.6461° North, depth = 142.37 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:33:43 / 6:33 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/02/16 / 2016-02-18 21:33:43 / February 18, 2016 @ 9:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 130 km SW of Ngulu, Micronesia.
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