A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 153 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (95 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.9934° East, latitude 21.4676° North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 02:51:32 / December 30, 2018 @ 2:51 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:51:32 / 12:51 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j551. Unique identifier: us2000j551. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 153 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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