A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 114 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (71 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/10/18 / 2018-10-14 05:10:16 / October 14, 2018 @ 5:10 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 143.9218° East, 12.5303° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 15:10:16 / 3:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hdzg. Id of event: us1000hdzg.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine 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. 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: 114 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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