A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 230 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (143 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 143.6504° East, 22.2602° North, depth 132.38 km. Id of earthquake: us1000dx94. Event ids that are associated: us1000dx94. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 132.38 km (82 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:20:26 / 11:20 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/04/18 / 2018-04-27 13:20:26 / April 27, 2018 @ 1:20 pm UTC/GMT.
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 five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 230 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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