A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 82 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (51 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 83.17 km (52 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/11/17 / 2017-11-12 16:09:10 / November 12, 2017 @ 4:09 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:09:10 / 2:09 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000bscq. Unique identifier: us2000bscq. Exact location of event, longitude 144.5701 East, latitude 21.2166 North, depth = 83.17 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 82 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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