A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 14 km SSE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (9 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:34:35 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20003hkx. Event ids that are associated: us20003hkx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/09/15 / 2015-09-09 18:34:35 / September 9, 2015 @ 6:34 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.7036 East, latitude 18.6442 North, depth = 195.63 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 195.63 km (122 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty 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. 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: 14 km SSE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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