A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 226 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (140 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:01:59 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008jdm. Id of event: us70008jdm. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/20 / 2020-03-26 21:01:59 / March 26, 2020 @ 9:01 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 144.8923° East, 22.5806° North, depth 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 226 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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