A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km WNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (62 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 144.7641° East, 19.0273° North. The temblor was reported at 09:56:58 / 9:56 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/09/17 / 2017-09-28 23:56:58 / September 28, 2017 @ 11:56 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000awbb. Event ids that are associated: us2000awbb. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-three 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. 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: 99 km WNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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