A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 255 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (158 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 11.53 km, 146.7889° East, 22.0167° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/16 / 2016-07-05 15:35:26 / July 5, 2016 @ 3:35 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:35:26 / 1:35 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.53 km (7 miles). Event id: us100062xl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100062xl. 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 255 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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