A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 200 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (124 miles) on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us1000apnn. Event ids that are associated: us1000apnn. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:54:53 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 143.3134° East, 21.5662° North, depth 275.44 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/10/17 / 2017-10-03 08:54:53 / October 3, 2017 @ 8:54 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 275.44 km (171 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 200 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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