A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 90 km SE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (56 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 160.2 km (100 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 19:47:49 / 7:47 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j7vt. Unique identifier: us2000j7vt. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/19 / 2019-01-06 09:47:49 / January 6, 2019 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 145.4245° East, 19.886° North, depth 160.2 km.
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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 90 km SE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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