A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 123 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (76 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 21:41:05 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.46 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/01/17 / 2017-01-08 11:41:05 / January 8, 2017 @ 11:41 am. Exact location of earthquake, 145.4423° East, 21.5282° North, depth 38.46 km. Id of earthquake: us10007rzc. Event ids that are associated: us10007rzc.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 123 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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