A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 155 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (96 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000fz6i. Unique identifier: us2000fz6i. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.119 East, latitude 15.6808 North, depth = 11.49 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.49 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/18 / 2018-07-07 17:48:08 / July 7, 2018 @ 5:48 pm. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:48:08 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 155 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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