A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 12 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (7 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.5451 East, latitude 18.7583 North, depth = 174.48 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 174.48 km (108 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/16 / 2016-06-08 14:03:20 / June 8, 2016 @ 2:03 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000649x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000649x. The temblor was detected at 00:03:20 / 12:03 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 12 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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