A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 202 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (126 miles) on Sunday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:54:15 / 5:54 am (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, longitude 144.3363 East, latitude 22.2901 North, depth = 60.28 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.28 km (37 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/10/17 / 2017-10-14 19:54:15 / October 14, 2017 @ 7:54 pm. Event id: us1000aunc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aunc.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, 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 has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 202 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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