A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 105 kilometers (65 miles) from Merizo Village in Guam. Event id: us2000j6ex. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j6ex. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:09:49 / 4:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 144.2004 East, latitude 12.4283 North, depth = 8.21 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.21 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/01/19 / 2019-01-19 18:09:49 / January 19, 2019 @ 6:09 pm.
The epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from Merizo Village (c. 2 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 105 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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