A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/20 / 2020-11-24 00:00:26 / November 24, 2020 @ 12:00 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 76.06 km (47 miles). Exact location, longitude 145.6438° East, latitude 13.7405° North, depth = 76.06 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000crvb. Unique identifier: us6000crvb. The temblor was detected at 00:00:26 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Chalan Pago-Ordot Village (c. 6 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Piti Village, Talofofo Village, Asan-Maina Village. Nearby country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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