A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 149 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (93 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.23 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 146.0248° East, 21.379° North, depth 9.23 km. Event id: us2000je96. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000je96. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/02/19 / 2019-02-06 17:44:46 / February 6, 2019 @ 5:44 pm. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:44:46 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 149 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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