A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 101 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (63 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:09:17 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/05/19 / 2019-05-04 19:09:17 / May 4, 2019 @ 7:09 pm. Id of earthquake: us70003gq3. Event ids that are associated: us70003gq3. Exact location of earthquake, 145.7256° East, 21.0141° North, depth 45.11 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 45.11 km (28 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 101 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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