A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 190 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (118 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:10:42 / 1:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 143.8674° East, latitude 21.9652° North, depth = 127.49 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 127.49 km (79 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/16 / 2016-05-25 15:10:42 / May 25, 2016 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us20005zdv. Event ids that are associated: us20005zdv.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 190 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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