A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 25 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (16 miles). Exact location of event, depth 39.25 km, 144.7888° East, 20.7409° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/16 / 2016-12-24 11:30:13 / December 24, 2016 @ 11:30 am UTC/GMT. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:30:13 / 9:30 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.25 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007mhl. Event ids that are associated: us10007mhl. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 25 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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