A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 21 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (13 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 145.4697° East, latitude 18.8029° North, depth = 204.31 km. Unique identifier: us100068qy. Ids that are associated to the event: us100068qy. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/16 / 2016-07-30 09:38:41 / July 30, 2016 @ 9:38 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:38:41 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 204.31 km (127 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 21 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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