A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 38 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (24 miles). The 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:21:36 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100040q8. Event ids that are associated: us100040q8. Exact location of earthquake, 145.3027° East, 18.777° North, depth 586.27 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 586.27 km (364 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/15 / 2015-11-24 13:21:36 / November 24, 2015 @ 1:21 pm.
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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 38 km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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Michael
For those of us who live in California, we know that once a quake’s magnitude is 5.9, it can scare the hell out of you, especially if you’re within 40-50 miles of the epicenter.
I remember the Chino Hills earthquake in 2008 registered a 5.7 and it scared the hell out of me about 27 miles away.
I recently in 2014, experienced a 5.3 earthquake and I was about 18 miles away and I still considered it fun. So I’m going to say that once an earthquake measures approximately a 5.5, earthquakes can really begin to rattle your nerves.
I’ve been in many earthquakes including the powerful 6.8 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles of 1994, and I thought my apartment building was going to collapse. I was approximately 14 miles from the epicenter. So, it was violent and caused incredible damage. I also remember the Landers earthquake that registered a 7.3 and it shook Los Angeles violently, even 100 miles away. Luckily it was in a remote location of Southern California though Palm Springs shook insanely. These kinds of earthquakes are not fun. I can’t imagine a 7.7 or stronger earthquake striking near Los Angeles. It’s going to be devastating !