A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 142 km W of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (88 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 46.92 km (29 miles). Exact location, longitude 143.5454° East, latitude 20.3609° North, depth = 46.92 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 03:40:01 / August 1, 2016 @ 3:40 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:40:01 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10006aca. Event ids that are associated: us10006aca. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 142 km W of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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