A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 57 km SW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (35 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:18:33 / 10:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.2533 East, latitude 18.4247 North, depth = 414.35 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 414.35 km (257 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hh0i. Id of event: us1000hh0i. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 12:18:33 / October 25, 2018 @ 12:18 pm.
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 two and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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