A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 266 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (165 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20006609. Unique identifier: us20006609. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 15:14:14 / June 22, 2016 @ 3:14 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:14:14 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.4645 East, latitude 22.5367 North, depth = 89.43 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 89.43 km (56 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine 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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