A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 71 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (44 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:49:37 / 1:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 82.63 km, 144.8421° East, 21.1812° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 82.63 km (51 miles). Global time and date of event 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 15:49:37 / February 4, 2019 @ 3:49 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us2000jd5q. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jd5q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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