A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 199 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (124 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/03/19 / 2019-03-18 02:25:52 / March 18, 2019 @ 2:25 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:25:52 / 12:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100.55 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 143.8853° East, 22.0741° North, depth 100.55 km. Unique identifier: us1000jhs3. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000jhs3.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 199 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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