A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 213 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/12/18 / 2018-12-26 09:43:04 / December 26, 2018 @ 9:43 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 290.45 km (180 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:43:04 / 7:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 290.45 km, 143.094° East, 21.4574° North. Event id: us2000j3sh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j3sh.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 213 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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