A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 155 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (96 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude 144.0014° East, latitude 21.6587° North, depth = 141.18 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141.18 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/03/18 / 2018-03-18 16:50:12 / March 18, 2018 @ 4:50 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:50:12 / 2:50 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000d83t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d83t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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. 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: 155 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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