A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 214 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (133 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 101.79 km (63 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/16 / 2016-10-25 20:04:25 / October 25, 2016 @ 8:04 pm. Exact location of event, depth 101.79 km, 143.8421° East, 22.2016° North. Unique identifier: us20007gqa. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007gqa. The temblor was picked up at 06:04:25 / 6:04 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 214 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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