A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 188 km NNE of Rumung, Micronesia (117 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude 138.7722 East, latitude 11.2159 North, depth = 48.13 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000elh6. Unique identifier: us1000elh6. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.13 km (30 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:26:27 / 3:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/06/18 / 2018-06-08 18:26:27 / June 8, 2018 @ 6:26 pm.
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 188 km NNE of Rumung, Micronesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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