A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 117 km S of Merizo Village, Guam (73 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:52:05 / 4:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.18 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us10004x89. Unique identifier: us10004x89. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.5168 East, latitude 12.2147 North, depth = 36.18 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/03/16 / 2016-03-13 18:52:05 / March 13, 2016 @ 6:52 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 117 km S of Merizo Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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