A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Yigo Village in Guam. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 134.978 km (84 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.0353 East, latitude 13.635 North, depth = 134.978 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nexa. Id of event: us6000nexa. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:35:00 / 1:35 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/07/24 / 2024-07-13 13:35:00 / July 13, 2024 @ 1:35 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Merizo Village, Umatac Village, Inarajan Village (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 25 km (15 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 19 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam.
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