A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 122 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam (76 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 144.2608 East, latitude 12.2299 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us70004qc4. Event ids that are associated: us70004qc4. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:52:35 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/07/19 / 2019-07-22 04:52:35 / July 22, 2019 @ 4:52 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 122 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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