A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 72 km SSE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (45 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 181.75 km (113 miles). Exact location of event, depth 181.75 km, 145.1988° East, 19.946° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 22:24:40 / August 12, 2016 @ 10:24 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:24:40 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10006edw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006edw.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 72 km SSE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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