A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/06/24 / 2024-06-21 00:41:25 / June 21, 2024 @ 12:41 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 142.138 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:41:25 / 12:41 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8vn. Id of event: us6000n8vn. Exact location of event, longitude 144.8249 East, latitude 13.9064 North, depth = 142.138 km.
Close country/countries, Guam (c. 159 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Inarajan Village, Umatac Village. The epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 41 km N of Yigo Village, Guam.
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