A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 150 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (93 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/09/17 / 2017-09-29 09:25:02 / September 29, 2017 @ 9:25 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000awgf. Id of event: us2000awgf. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:25:02 / 7:25 pm (local time epicenter). 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 39.87 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 143.7467° East, 21.3618° North, depth 39.87 km.
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 thirty-six 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 150 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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