A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 39 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (24 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 236.22 km (147 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:30:16 / 11:30 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000j7qq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j7qq. Exact location, longitude 145.3654° East, latitude 18.9829° North, depth = 236.22 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/01/19 / 2019-01-05 13:30:16 / January 5, 2019 @ 1:30 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km NW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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