A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 295 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (183 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:32:47 / 1:32 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/17 / 2017-05-05 15:32:47 / May 5, 2017 @ 3:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.6909 East, latitude 22.9543 North, depth = 106.89 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008rfe. Id of event: us10008rfe. The epicenter was at a depth of 106.89 km (66 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 295 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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