A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Merizo Village in Guam. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:48:24 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 144.6651° East, 12.3877° North. Id of earthquake: us70005b53. Event ids that are associated: us70005b53. The earthquake was roughly 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). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/09/19 / 2019-09-02 06:48:24 / September 2, 2019 @ 6:48 am.
Epicenter of the event was 99 km (61 miles) from Inarajan Village (c. 3 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Merizo Village (c. 2 200 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Umatac Village (c. 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Umatac Village, Inarajan Village, Merizo Village.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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-six 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 97 km S of Merizo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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