A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 123 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (76 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/16 / 2016-12-14 02:33:41 / December 14, 2016 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.1317 East, latitude 21.3911 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007m16. Event ids that are associated: us10007m16. The temblor was detected at 12:33:41 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 123 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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