A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Mangilao Village in Guam. Unique identifier: us2000a1pr. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000a1pr. Exact location of earthquake, 144.9171° East, 13.377° North, depth 100.96 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/07/17 / 2017-07-22 19:39:24 / July 22, 2017 @ 7:39 pm. The temblor was detected at 05:39:24 / 5:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100.96 km (63 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Umatac Village, Agat Village (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 27 km (16 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every 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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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: 14 km ESE of Mangilao Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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