A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 135 km ESE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (84 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g58l. Id of event: us1000g58l. The temblor was reported at 17:31:42 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 07:31:42 / August 8, 2018 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.64 km (24 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 146.3855° East, 13.7515° North, depth 38.64 km.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 135 km ESE of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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