A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000b79u. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b79u. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:09:53 / 4:09 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/07/20 / 2020-07-31 04:09:53 / July 31, 2020 @ 4:09 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 145.2173° East, latitude 18.3991° North, depth = 445.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 445.2 km (277 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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