A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 235 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (146 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:42:18 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 309.29 km, 142.9874° East, 21.677° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10008pzs. Unique identifier: us10008pzs. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 309.29 km (192 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/05/17 / 2017-05-06 02:42:18 / May 6, 2017 @ 2:42 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 235 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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