A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 240 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (149 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007mac. Event ids that are associated: us10007mac. Exact location of event, longitude 145.2355 East, latitude 22.6859 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/12/16 / 2016-12-16 21:03:52 / December 16, 2016 @ 9:03 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 07:03:52 / 7:03 am (local time epicenter).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 240 km N of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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