A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 269 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (167 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:11:11 / 8:11 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q0m6. Event ids that are associated: us7000q0m6. Exact location of event, longitude 147.1652 East, latitude 17.2273 North, depth = 35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 20:11:11 / May 21, 2025 @ 8:11 pm UTC/GMT.

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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 269 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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