A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 289 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (180 miles) on Friday. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:29:03 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/15 / 2015-07-16 23:29:03 / July 16, 2015 @ 11:29 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.6081 East, latitude 11.6072 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us20002y24. Event ids that are associated: us20002y24. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 289 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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