A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 30 km SSE of Pagan, Northern Mariana Islands (19 miles) on Monday. Event id: us1000byp8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000byp8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 145.8866° East, 17.8573° North, depth 156.61 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/17 / 2017-12-31 23:48:50 / December 31, 2017 @ 11:48 pm. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:48:50 / 9:48 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 156.61 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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