A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 206 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (128 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 143.2441° East, 21.5706° North, depth 313.75 km. Unique identifier: us10007tfs. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007tfs. 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: 16/01/17 / 2017-01-16 03:17:08 / January 16, 2017 @ 3:17 am. The temblor was detected at 13:17:08 / 1:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 313.75 km (195 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 206 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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