A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 64 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (40 miles) on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 01:53:34 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.72 km (35 miles). Exact location of event, depth 55.72 km, 145.4128° East, 20.868° North. Global time and date of event 24/09/17 / 2017-09-24 15:53:34 / September 24, 2017 @ 3:53 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000awkg. Event ids that are associated: us2000awkg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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