A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (97 miles) on Thursday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:51:20 / 6:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.0138 East, latitude 14.5016 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600084p5. Id of event: us600084p5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/02/20 / 2020-02-20 08:51:20 / February 20, 2020 @ 8:51 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 156 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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