A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 278 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (173 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 02:17:04 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/09/17 / 2017-09-30 16:17:04 / September 30, 2017 @ 4:17 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 148.28 km (92 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 148.28 km, 142.5498° East, 21.7493° North. Unique identifier: us2000b21l. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000b21l.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 278 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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