A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 103 kilometers (64 miles) from Merizo Village in Guam on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us70004lw5. Ids that are associated to the event: pt19197001, us70004lw5. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.63 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:03:51 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.5255 East, latitude 12.3388 North, depth = 7.63 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/07/19 / 2019-07-16 22:03:51 / July 16, 2019 @ 10:03 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 107 km (66 miles) from Inarajan Village (c. 3 100 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Merizo Village (c. 2 200 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Umatac Village (c. 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Umatac Village, Inarajan Village, Merizo Village (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 103 km S of Merizo Village, Guam.
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