A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 16 km W of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands (10 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:37:47 / 6:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 145.5141° East, latitude 16.3321° North, depth = 457.62 km. Id of earthquake: us70004ijv. Event ids that are associated: us70004ijv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 457.62 km (284 miles). Global time and date of event 11/07/19 / 2019-07-11 20:37:47 / July 11, 2019 @ 8:37 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 16 km W of Anatahan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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