A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Saipan in Northern Mariana Islands. Event id: us1000efdy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000efdy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 109.82 km, 145.9398° East, 15.2608° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/05/18 / 2018-05-27 16:43:44 / May 27, 2018 @ 4:43 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:43:44 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 109.82 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Jose Village, Saipan (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
Did you feel the quake?
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. 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: 20 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply