A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/01/21 / 2021-01-02 09:31:43 / January 2, 2021 @ 9:31 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d7s9. Id of event: us6000d7s9. The epicenter was at a depth of 192.39 km (120 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:31:43 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 146.059 East, latitude 18.5493 North, depth = 192.39 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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