A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 165 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (103 miles) on Friday. Event id: us600084py. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600084py. Global time and date of event 21/02/20 / 2020-02-21 02:35:50 / February 21, 2020 @ 2:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 162.72 km (101 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.9964 East, latitude 21.7755 North, depth = 162.72 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:35:50 / 12:35 pm (local time epicenter).
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-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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