A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 70 km S of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (43 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 171.77 km (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:37:57 / 10:37 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/06/18 / 2018-06-15 00:37:57 / June 15, 2018 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 145.7431 East, latitude 17.4754 North, depth = 171.77 km. Id of earthquake: us1000ervv. Event ids that are associated: us1000ervv.
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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km S of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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