A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 69 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (43 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 01:56:30 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 190.07 km (118 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bll6. Id of event: us2000bll6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 190.07 km, 145.2537° East, 19.2567° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/11/17 / 2017-11-02 15:56:30 / November 2, 2017 @ 3:56 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 69 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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