A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 213 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 342.8 km (213 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10006ccd. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006ccd. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:49:41 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/16 / 2016-08-06 23:49:41 / August 6, 2016 @ 11:49 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.1465 East, latitude 21.5472 North, depth = 342.8 km.
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 twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 213 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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