A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 28 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (17 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 145.5189° East, 18.9854° North, depth 245.31 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/18 / 2018-03-26 00:35:46 / March 26, 2018 @ 12:35 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 245.31 km (152 miles). Unique identifier: us1000dds0. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dds0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:35:46 / 10:35 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 28 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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