A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 201 km W of Agat Village, Guam (125 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003gf3. Unique identifier: us20003gf3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 162.34 km (101 miles). Exact location, longitude 142.8084° East, latitude 13.173° North, depth = 162.34 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:28:55 / 1:28 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 03:28:55 / August 21, 2015 @ 3:28 am 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 201 km W of Agat Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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