A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km W of Merizo Village, Guam (88 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 06:08:09 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 143.3759° East, 13.0919° North, depth 204.15 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/09/18 / 2018-09-25 20:08:09 / September 25, 2018 @ 8:08 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 204.15 km (127 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hjxi. Id of event: us2000hjxi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 141 km W of Merizo Village, Guam.
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