A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 282 km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (175 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.9418 East, latitude 22.9273 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:43:13 / 8:43 am (local time epicenter). 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: 27/03/20 / 2020-03-27 22:43:13 / March 27, 2020 @ 10:43 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us70008kah. Unique identifier: us70008kah.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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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