A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 191 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (119 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bt59. Unique identifier: us1000bt59. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 267.92 km (166 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:41:45 / 4:41 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/12/17 / 2017-12-12 18:41:45 / December 12, 2017 @ 6:41 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 143.6111° East, 21.7783° North, depth 267.92 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 191 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply