A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km SSW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (72 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 00:23:00 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000i1xf. Event ids that are associated: us1000i1xf. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.9 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 144.5256° East, 19.548° North, depth 54.9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 14:23:00 / December 4, 2018 @ 2:23 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 116 km SSW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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