A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 102 km WNW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (63 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us70007mkv. Unique identifier: us70007mkv. The temblor was reported at 08:21:05 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 144.3659° East, 14.5851° North, depth 7.06 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.06 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 01/02/20 / 2020-02-01 22:21:05 / February 1, 2020 @ 10:21 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 102 km WNW of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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