A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 225 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (140 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/12/16 / 2016-12-07 20:10:37 / December 7, 2016 @ 8:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 295.95 km (184 miles). Unique identifier: us20007z00. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007z00. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:10:37 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 295.95 km, 143.0758° East, 21.6437° North.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 225 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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