A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 216 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (134 miles) on Tuesday. Event id: us1000bsyd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bsyd. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/12/17 / 2017-12-19 07:47:36 / December 19, 2017 @ 7:47 am. The temblor was reported at 17:47:36 / 5:47 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 292.58 km (182 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 143.1409° East, latitude 21.5806° North, depth = 292.58 km.
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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 216 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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