A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 48 km NNE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (30 miles) on Saturday. Global time and date of event 04/01/20 / 2020-01-04 04:45:07 / January 4, 2020 @ 4:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 131.23 km, 145.8269° East, 19.1761° North. The temblor was picked up at 14:45:07 / 2:45 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70006ukc. Event ids that are associated: us70006ukc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 131.23 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 48 km NNE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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