A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 212 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (132 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:45:02 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700036fk. Id of event: us700036fk. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/19 / 2019-04-07 22:45:02 / April 7, 2019 @ 10:45 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 316.22 km (196 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.1796 East, latitude 21.5718 North, depth = 316.22 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 212 km WNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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