A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Merizo Village in Guam on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/09/24 / 2024-09-14 11:41:32 / September 14, 2024 @ 11:41 am. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:41:32 / 11:41 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000ndsf. Event ids that are associated: us7000ndsf. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 144.1862° East, 13.0371° North.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yigo Village, Dededo Village, Barrigada Village. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Guam (c. 159 000 pop). Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Dededo Village (c. 44 900 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Yigo Village (c. 20 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village (c. 19 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Mangilao Village (c. 15 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Barrigada Village (c. 8 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Santa Rita Village (c. 7 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mongmong-Toto-Maite Village (c. 6 800 pop).
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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: 58 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam.
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