A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 24 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (15 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/02/20 / 2020-02-02 15:26:20 / February 2, 2020 @ 3:26 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70007n4n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007n4n. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.56 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:26:20 / 1:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 146.0004° East, latitude 18.1034° North, depth = 123.56 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-six 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 24 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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