A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 279 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia (173 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us10007skl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007skl. The temblor was reported at 01:23:10 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 56.77 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 141.1889° East, latitude 12.2041° North, depth = 56.77 km. Global time and date of event 11/01/17 / 2017-01-11 16:23:10 / January 11, 2017 @ 4:23 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 279 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia.
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