A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 222 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (138 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/03/19 / 2019-03-24 13:31:47 / March 24, 2019 @ 1:31 pm. Unique identifier: us2000k8mq. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000k8mq. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 287.98 km (179 miles). Exact location of event, depth 287.98 km, 143.038° East, 21.5306° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 23:31:47 / 11:31 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 222 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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