A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 222 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia (138 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 137.1636° East, 7.7487° North, depth 57.179 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:48:52 / 2:48 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000msnr. Id of event: us7000msnr. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/24 / 2024-06-15 14:48:52 / June 15, 2024 @ 2:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.179 km (36 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 222 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia.
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