A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 14:49:33 / June 22, 2024 @ 2:49 pm. Event id: us6000n8xc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8xc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 144.7649 East, latitude 13.884 North, depth = 144.94 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 144.94 km (90 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:49:33 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Inarajan Village, Umatac Village.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 40 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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