A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 34 km NNE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands (21 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/06/18 / 2018-06-09 15:09:42 / June 9, 2018 @ 3:09 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:09:42 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.8017 East, latitude 19.0541 North, depth = 129.89 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.89 km (81 miles). Unique identifier: us1000eq48. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eq48.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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: 34 km NNE of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands.
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