A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 161 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (100 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.2039 East, latitude 21.9665 North, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/16 / 2016-08-19 15:30:53 / August 19, 2016 @ 3:30 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:30:53 / 1:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006ggp. Unique identifier: us10006ggp.
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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 161 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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