A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 156 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (97 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 00:50:47 / May 24, 2024 @ 12:50 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:50:47 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 37.123 km (23 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mp6e. Id of event: us7000mp6e. Exact location, longitude 147.1623° East, latitude 14.8619° North, depth = 37.123 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 156 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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