A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 207 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (129 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/04/18 / 2018-04-17 15:21:49 / April 17, 2018 @ 3:21 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 259.62 km (161 miles). Exact location of event, depth 259.62 km, 143.276° East, 21.6362° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:21:49 / 1:21 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dpcx. Unique identifier: us1000dpcx.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 207 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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