A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 202 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (126 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:19:44 / 6:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 20:19:44 / December 2, 2017 @ 8:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 143.2646° East, 21.5289° North, depth 320.43 km. Event id: us1000bke6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bke6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 320.43 km (199 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
Did you feel it?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 202 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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