A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:08:33 / 6:08 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106.193 km (66 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mv93. Unique identifier: us6000mv93. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 23/04/24 / 2024-04-23 18:08:33 / April 23, 2024 @ 6:08 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 145.1643° East, latitude 13.6775° North, depth = 106.193 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Merizo Village, Umatac Village, Inarajan Village (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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