A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Asan-Maina Village in Guam on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mp73. Unique identifier: us7000mp73. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:38:44 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.5976 East, latitude 13.9246 North, depth = 143.189 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 18:38:44 / May 24, 2024 @ 6:38 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 143.189 km (89 miles).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Inarajan Village, Merizo Village, Umatac Village. Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop). Close country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 51 km NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam.
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