A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 285 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam (177 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:36:20 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10002n0a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002n0a. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 13:36:20 / July 2, 2015 @ 1:36 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 142.4645° East, latitude 11.8668° North, depth = 45 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel anything?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 285 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2015 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply