Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near JP Tinian Town pre-WW2 in Northern Mariana Islands

Earthquake location 14.1723S, 146.9859WA light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 171 km ESE of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands (106 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.9859 East, latitude 14.1723 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/02/20 / 2020-02-15 21:16:19 / February 15, 2020 @ 9:16 pm. The temblor was detected at 07:16:19 / 7:16 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70007u6w. Event ids that are associated: us70007u6w.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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 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: 171 km ESE of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands.

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