A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 213 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/04/16 / 2016-04-25 11:45:06 / April 25, 2016 @ 11:45 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 21:45:06 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 275.84 km, 143.2715° East, 21.7231° North. Id of earthquake: us20005lk1. Event ids that are associated: us20005lk1. The epicenter was at a depth of 275.84 km (171 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 213 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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