A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 38 km WNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (24 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 437.8 km (272 miles). Event id: us1000arby. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000arby. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:17:49 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 09:17:49 / October 13, 2017 @ 9:17 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.4445 East, latitude 18.27 North, depth = 437.8 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km WNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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