A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 57 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (35 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: us2000fx11. Event ids that are associated: us2000fx11. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/06/18 / 2018-06-28 23:10:17 / June 28, 2018 @ 11:10 pm. Exact location, longitude 146.2945° East, latitude 18.2558° North, depth = 102.46 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 102.46 km (64 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:10:17 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 57 km ENE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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