A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 225 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (140 miles). Unique identifier: us20007fj2. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007fj2. The temblor was reported at 16:25:56 / 4:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/10/16 / 2016-10-20 06:25:56 / October 20, 2016 @ 6:25 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.9 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 107.9 km, 143.7568° East, 22.274° North.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. 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-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
How would you describe the shaking?
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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 225 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply