A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 162 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (101 miles) on Friday. Exact location, longitude 143.6524° East, latitude 21.4269° North, depth = 245.49 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 245.49 km (153 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007zei. Id of event: us20007zei. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:14:38 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 06:14:38 / December 9, 2016 @ 6:14 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 162 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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