A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 77 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (48 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10004upp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004upp. Exact location, longitude 146.4418° East, latitude 18.3962° North, depth = 71.72 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 71.72 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:25:18 / 1:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/03/16 / 2016-03-01 15:25:18 / March 1, 2016 @ 3:25 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 77 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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