A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 130 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam (81 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:18:22 / 10:18 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/01/19 / 2019-01-09 00:18:22 / January 9, 2019 @ 12:18 am. Exact location of earthquake, 144.0248° East, 12.2675° North, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j1kb. Unique identifier: us2000j1kb. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four 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.
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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. 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: 130 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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