A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 146 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (91 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:35:03 / 1:35 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 136.9 km (85 miles). Unique identifier: us60004wnr. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004wnr. Exact location of event, longitude 144.0968 East, latitude 21.6218 North, depth = 136.9 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/07/19 / 2019-07-28 03:35:03 / July 28, 2019 @ 3:35 am.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 146 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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