A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 231 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (144 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 308.72 km (192 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ispb. Id of event: us2000ispb. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/12/18 / 2018-12-12 05:16:33 / December 12, 2018 @ 5:16 am. Exact location of event, longitude 143.0531 East, latitude 21.7074 North, depth = 308.72 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:16:33 / 3:16 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 231 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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