A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 54 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia (34 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/07/18 / 2018-07-10 19:19:08 / July 10, 2018 @ 7:19 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:19:08 / 4:19 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000g47l. Event ids that are associated: us2000g47l. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.2965 East, latitude 10.2067 North, depth = 10 km.
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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 54 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia.
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