A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 57 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (35 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:22:41 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/06/16 / 2016-06-26 17:22:41 / June 26, 2016 @ 5:22 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 194.17 km (121 miles). Exact location of event, depth 194.17 km, 145.4612° East, 19.2454° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005z5q. Id of event: us10005z5q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 seven and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 57 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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