A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 162 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (101 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 144.9225° East, latitude 22.0041° North, depth = 74.35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 16:11:48 / November 11, 2015 @ 4:11 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003xf0. Id of event: us10003xf0. 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 74.35 km (46 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:11:48 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 162 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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