A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 42 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (26 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 181.4 km (113 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 144.6863° East, 20.8675° North, depth 181.4 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:05:06 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006d0j. Unique identifier: us10006d0j. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/08/16 / 2016-08-11 16:05:06 / August 11, 2016 @ 4:05 pm UTC/GMT.
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 42 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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