A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 212 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (132 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.225 East, latitude 21.6437 North, depth = 306 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 03:59:15 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 306 km (190 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us200067ii. Unique identifier: us200067ii. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 17:59:15 / June 22, 2016 @ 5:59 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 212 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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