A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 11 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:18:28 / 8:18 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100068lr. Event ids that are associated: us100068lr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 196.42 km (122 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/16 / 2016-07-29 22:18:28 / July 29, 2016 @ 10:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 196.42 km, 145.6602° East, 18.6619° North.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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