A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 190 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam (118 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006rjq. Id of event: us10006rjq. Exact location, longitude 146.3422° East, latitude 12.5587° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/08/16 / 2016-08-30 16:42:31 / August 30, 2016 @ 4:42 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:42:31 / 2:42 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 190 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam.
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