A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 110 km WNW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (68 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.339 East, latitude 14.6906 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 20:01:33 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/01/17 / 2017-01-10 10:01:33 / January 10, 2017 @ 10:01 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007sb5. Id of event: us10007sb5.
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 one and in the last 365 days eleven 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.
Did you feel anything?
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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 110 km WNW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply