A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 248 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (154 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.68 km (73 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:23:33 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20005bgd. Unique identifier: us20005bgd. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/03/16 / 2016-03-21 15:23:33 / March 21, 2016 @ 3:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 143.5513° East, 22.3955° North, depth 117.68 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 248 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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