A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 228 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (142 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/18 / 2018-12-11 21:59:20 / December 11, 2018 @ 9:59 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000iuq9. Event ids that are associated: us2000iuq9. Exact location of earthquake, 143.0003° East, 21.5721° North, depth 315.25 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 315.25 km (196 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 07:59:20 / 7:59 am (local time epicenter).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 228 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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