A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 35 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 145.0329 East, latitude 20.8312 North, depth = 108.41 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.41 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/04/18 / 2018-04-22 02:07:40 / April 22, 2018 @ 2:07 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:07:40 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000dq5b. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dq5b.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 35 km NNE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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