A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 79 km N of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (49 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:01:09 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us200063jk. Unique identifier: us200063jk. Exact location of event, depth 128.3 km, 145.6965° East, 19.487° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 12:01:09 / June 5, 2016 @ 12:01 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 128.3 km (80 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km N of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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