A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 156 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (97 miles) on Monday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:13:17 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a1t8. Id of event: us2000a1t8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 23/07/17 / 2017-07-23 15:13:17 / July 23, 2017 @ 3:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 146.3169° East, 21.0125° North.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 156 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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