A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 91 km E of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (57 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 117.58 km (73 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000aawv. Event ids that are associated: us2000aawv. Global time and date of event 17/08/17 / 2017-08-17 01:23:27 / August 17, 2017 @ 1:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 145.7697° East, latitude 20.5014° North, depth = 117.58 km. The temblor was detected at 11:23:27 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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 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: 91 km E of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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