A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 103 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam (64 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 124.95 km, 143.7752° East, 12.9454° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/16 / 2016-03-08 15:13:43 / March 8, 2016 @ 3:13 pm. 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 124.95 km (78 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004ws5. Unique identifier: us10004ws5. The temblor was detected at 01:13:43 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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