A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 285 km NE of Fais, Micronesia (177 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 03:58:12 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 142.2818 East, latitude 11.6729 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nsmc. Id of event: us7000nsmc. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 03:58:12 / October 31, 2024 @ 3:58 am.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 285 km NE of Fais, Micronesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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