A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 143 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (89 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:14:40 / 5:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 19:14:40 / January 31, 2019 @ 7:14 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jbed. Id of event: us2000jbed. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.8848 East, latitude 21.4209 North, depth = 10 km.
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-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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