A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 233 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (145 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us200066h7. Ids that are associated to the event: us200066h7. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/06/16 / 2016-06-19 13:17:25 / June 19, 2016 @ 1:17 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:17:25 / 11:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 142.9558° East, latitude 21.5995° North, depth = 315.22 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 315.22 km (196 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 233 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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