A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 234 km NE of Fais, Micronesia (145 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.7266 East, latitude 11.5194 North, depth = 51.1 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005a0q. Id of event: us20005a0q. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 51.1 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 15/03/16 / 2016-03-15 20:35:39 / March 15, 2016 @ 8:35 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:35:39 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 234 km NE of Fais, Micronesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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