A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 54 km WNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (34 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 145.2978° East, latitude 18.2971° North, depth = 455.88 km. Id of earthquake: us60006286. Event ids that are associated: us60006286. The temblor was picked up at 12:52:54 / 12:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 455.88 km (283 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/19 / 2019-10-17 02:52:54 / October 17, 2019 @ 2:52 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km WNW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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