A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 7 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (4 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 20:40:03 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 145.6632° East, 18.6974° North, depth 196.98 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 196.98 km (122 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 28/08/16 / 2016-08-28 10:40:03 / August 28, 2016 @ 10:40 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006jci. Id of event: us10006jci.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 7 km S of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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