A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 42 km SSW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (26 miles) on Saturday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:25:44 / 7:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/10/17 / 2017-10-06 21:25:44 / October 6, 2017 @ 9:25 pm. Exact location of event, depth 196.33 km, 145.6471° East, 17.7456° North. Event id: us2000b29t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b29t. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 196.33 km (122 miles).
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 four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 42 km SSW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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