A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Saipan in Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:06:47 / 1:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 145.543 East, latitude 15.1878 North, depth = 131.777 km. Unique identifier: us7000n7y2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n7y2. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/24 / 2024-08-01 13:06:47 / August 1, 2024 @ 1:06 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 131.777 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Northern Mariana Islands (c. 54 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 23 km (14 miles) from Saipan (c. 48 200 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from San Jose Village (c. 15 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Jose Village, Saipan (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km W of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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