A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 162 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (101 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jfv1. Id of event: us2000jfv1. Exact location of earthquake, 143.4786° East, 21.1545° North, depth 141.31 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:54:06 / 1:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/02/19 / 2019-02-10 03:54:06 / February 10, 2019 @ 3:54 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 141.31 km (88 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 162 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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