A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 30 km NNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (19 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:17:49 / 10:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70003ars. Event ids that are associated: us70003ars. Exact location, longitude 145.6103° East, latitude 18.3426° North, depth = 483.96 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/04/19 / 2019-04-14 12:17:49 / April 14, 2019 @ 12:17 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 483.96 km (301 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 30 km NNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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