A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 250 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (155 miles). Exact location of event, depth 131.55 km, 143.2885° East, 22.2269° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:59:00 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 09:59:00 / June 30, 2018 @ 9:59 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 131.55 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: us2000fy57. Unique identifier: us2000fy57.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 250 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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