A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 103 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (64 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:18:24 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/07/16 / 2016-07-30 11:18:24 / July 30, 2016 @ 11:18 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.7756 East, latitude 20.9692 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us100069un. Unique identifier: us100069un.
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 two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 103 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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