A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 8 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (5 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 145.68° East, 18.6917° North, depth 212.92 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/08/16 / 2016-08-02 18:40:04 / August 2, 2016 @ 6:40 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100069iy. Id of event: us100069iy. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 212.92 km (132 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 04:40:04 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 8 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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