A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 83 km WSW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (52 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:46:40 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000913b. Event ids that are associated: us7000913b. Exact location of event, longitude 145.0959 East, latitude 17.7238 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 17:46:40 / April 14, 2020 @ 5:46 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 83 km WSW of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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