A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 31 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (19 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:08:07 / 5:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 07:08:07 / August 1, 2016 @ 7:08 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 303.82 km (189 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 145.3657 East, latitude 18.768 North, depth = 303.82 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10006949. Unique identifier: us10006949.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 31 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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