A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 202 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (126 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:01:53 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/18 / 2018-06-06 09:01:53 / June 6, 2018 @ 9:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.6798° East, 18.0228° North, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000elcf. Id of event: us1000elcf.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 202 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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