A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 103 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (64 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.57 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:10:36 / 1:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 146.7464° East, 18.0687° North, depth 79.57 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/20 / 2020-02-26 15:10:36 / February 26, 2020 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us600089i4. Event ids that are associated: us600089i4.
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 three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 103 km E of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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