A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 151 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (94 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 143.8405° East, 12.1652° North. Id of earthquake: us1000bt56. Event ids that are associated: us1000bt56. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/17 / 2017-12-12 16:43:24 / December 12, 2017 @ 4:43 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:43:24 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 151 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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