A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 144.8782° East, latitude 13.6906° North, depth = 123.53 km. The temblor was detected at 09:00:05 / 9:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/03/18 / 2018-03-28 23:00:05 / March 28, 2018 @ 11:00 pm UTC/GMT. 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 123.53 km (77 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000dv2c. Event ids that are associated: us2000dv2c.
Epicenter of the event was 20 km (12 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Umatac Village, Inarajan Village (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 17 km N of Yigo Village, Guam.
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