A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 61 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (38 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 10:43:00 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 00:43:00 / June 30, 2018 @ 12:43 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 181.52 km (113 miles). Exact location of event, depth 181.52 km, 145.4694° East, 19.2874° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000frtk. Event ids that are associated: us2000frtk.
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. 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 fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 61 km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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