A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 93 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (58 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/04/20 / 2020-04-29 02:30:51 / April 29, 2020 @ 2:30 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:30:51 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70009afk. Ids that are associated to the event: us70009afk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 145.6553° East, latitude 20.9921° North, depth = 47.18 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47.18 km (29 miles).
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 ten 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 93 km ENE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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