A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 284 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (176 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/04/18 / 2018-04-09 20:43:53 / April 9, 2018 @ 8:43 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 144.0954° East, 22.9953° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:43:53 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000e12p. Event ids that are associated: us2000e12p. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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: 284 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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