A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 97 km S of Merizo Village, Guam (60 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:30:15 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 144.7299° East, 12.3823° North, depth 35 km. Global time and date of event 24/04/17 / 2017-04-24 22:30:15 / April 24, 2017 @ 10:30 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10008n9b. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008n9b.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 97 km S of Merizo Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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