A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 207 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (129 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/01/17 / 2017-01-17 07:46:20 / January 17, 2017 @ 7:46 am UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:46:20 / 5:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.7031 East, latitude 22.0455 North, depth = 121.76 km. Event id: us10007tm6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tm6. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 121.76 km (76 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 207 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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