A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 219 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (136 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us2000cizx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cizx. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 330.3 km (205 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:06:15 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 330.3 km, 143.0546° East, 21.5035° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/17 / 2017-12-30 21:06:15 / December 30, 2017 @ 9:06 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 219 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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